Ninth Circuit Sends Uber Driver Claims to Arbitration
Venkat Balasubramani, Technology & Marketing Law Blog
This is a consolidated lawsuit brought by Uber drivers asserting FCRA and employee misclassification claims. Both named drivers were terminated after negative information surfaced in their credit report. Both drivers agreed to a 2013 version of Uber’s driver agreement, and one driver agreed to a 2014 updated version. Both agreements contained arbitration clauses, and drivers could opt out of the arbitration if they followed the appropriate steps. The 2014 agreement allowed for opt-out by email....

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Sellers on Law, Reason, & Emotion
Lawrence B. Solum, Legal Theory Blog
Mortimer Newlin Stead Sellers (University of Baltimore - School of Law) has posted Law, Reason, and Emotion (Philosophy of Law and Theory...

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Dentons-Backed NextLaw Ventures Invests in Transaction Automation Startup, Doxly
Artificial Lawyer
Nextlaw Ventures the sister company of NextLaw Labs, the legal tech development group of global law firm Dentons has announced an investment in Doxly, a legal process automation startup with a focus on transactions. This investment marks Nextlaw Labs’ third addition to its portfolio, following investments in ROSS Intelligence Inc and Apperio, a UK-based startup that helps with fee transparency. NextLaw Labs and Dentons have also worked with UK-based legal AI company RAVN to develop a ‘Brexit...

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