Uber lawsuits timeline: company ordered to pay out $61.9m since 2009

The startup disrupting the taxi industry via one simple ride-hailing app has been batting away lawsuits since 2009 - here's a comprehensive roundup

Uber - which at its latest valuation of $62.5bn is the world's most valuable private startup - has paid huge sums of money in legal settlements across the world since the taxi-hailing company was founded in 2009.

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