Uber said it will pay $28.5 million to settle a class-action lawsuit related to the ride-sharing services’ marketing of its background checks and safety fees, which was said to be misleading.
As part of the settlement, filed Thurs., Feb. 11, 2016, in the U.S. District Court in the Northern District of California, Uber will update its “safe ride fee” to a “booking fee” and stop referring to its background checks as “industry leading,” due to a complaint that there was no basis for the claim.
“No means of transportation can ever be 100 percent safe,” Uber said in a statement. “That’s why it’s important to ensure that the language we use to describe safety at Uber is clear and precise.”
According to The New York Times, if the settlement is approved by the court and accepted by riders, then anyone who used Uber between Jan. 1, 2013, and Jan. 31, 2016, will be entitled to a refund.
More information is available via The New York Times article.
