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Cities sue Uber over safety standards
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Dec 10, 2014
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Cities sue Uber over safety standards
District Attorneys in Los Angeles and San Francisco have sued the ride sharing service Uber over sub-standard background checks on its drivers.
San Francisco district attorney George Gascon speaks during a new conference to announce a civil consumer protection action against rideshare company Uber on Dec. 9, 2014 in San Francisco.
SAN FRANCISCO, CA - DECEMBER 09: San Francisco district attorney George Gascon speaks during a new conference to announce a civil consumer protection action against rideshare company Uber on December 9, 2014 in San Francisco, California. Gascon, along with Los Angeles district attorney Jackie Lacey, announced the filing of a civil consumer protection action against Uber Technologies Inc. for making false and misleading statements to consumers and for engaging in business practices that violate California State law. (Photo by Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)
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District Attorneys in Los Angeles and San Francisco have sued the ride sharing service Uber over sub-standard background checks on its drivers.

It's been a bumpy couple of weeks for Uber and, then, on Tuesday, it hit a pothole. District Attorneys in Los Angeles and San Francisco filed suit against the car sharing service for its business practices.

Meanwhile, the DA's office has settled a similar suit with another leading car service Lyft, and had hoped to reach the same deal with Uber.