Uber Class Action Lawsuit Filed in Illinois

A class action lawsuit has been filed against Uber in Illinois federal court. The complaint alleges that Uber’s text messages to potential drivers violate the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA).  The TCPA generally prohibits telemarketing text messages if the recipient has not provided prior written authorization for the texts.

The TCPA permits damages of up to $1,500 for each improper text. One of the text messages that the class-action plaintiff received from Uber reads as follows: “You’re invited to drive Uber.  No schedule.  No boss.  Sign up now and get a $500 bonus.”

Uber has argued in other TCPA lawsuits that its text messages are permissible employment offers, rather than impermissible telemarketing.  Importantly, prior written consent is not required for employment offer texts. Uber successfully raised this defense in other TCPA class actions in California.

We await rulings in the current class action to see whether the Illinois court follows the rulings issued by other courts or whether the Illinois court will find that Uber’s text do, in fact, violate the TCPA. We’ll update once we have more details about the Uber Class Action Lawsuit.

Do you think you may have a claim for the Uber Class Action Lawsuit?

If you have been injured in a motor vehicle crash involving a rideshare company, such as Uber or Lyft, or if you feel that your rights have been violated by a rideshare company like Uber or Lyft, the attorneys at Dimond Kaplan & Rothstein, P.A. are here to help.

Please call attorney Chris Drury of the firm’s Miami office at (305) 374-1920 or attorney Jared Levy of the firm’s West Palm Beach office at (561) 671-1920 for a free consultation.