A multi-million-dollar taxi industry lawsuit against the city of Ottawa got underway in an Ottawa courtroom Tuesday afternoon. The $215-million class action lawsuit was launched in 2016, alleging the city did not protect drivers and the industry when ridesharing services hit city streets.
The parent company of Capital Taxi claims the City of Ottawa did not take reasonable steps to protect taxi plate owners when it allowed Uber to legally operate in 2016. More than six years later, their class-action lawsuit is finally about to arrive in court.