Uber v drivers: judge rejects 'unfair' settlement in US class action lawsuit

Prior to the proposed settlement the case had been scheduled to go before a jury in June, leaving its future outcome unclear

A federal judge has rejected the proposal to settle a major class-action lawsuit by California and Massachusetts drivers against Uber for $84m, ruling that "the settlement as a whole as currently structured is not fair, adequate, and reasonable".

In a ruling issued Thursday, Judge Edward M Chen noted that the settlement "yields less than 5% of the total verdict value of all claims being released".