A federal judge in San Francisco has given final sign-off to a $32.5 million deal Uber Technologies reached with a class of passengers to settle claims related to its “safe rides” fees.
U.S. District Judge Jon Tigar of the Northern District of California gave preliminary approval to the settlement more than two years ago, but pumped the brakes on the deal last year while the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit considered In re Hyundai and Kia Fuel Economy Litigation—a case concerning the viability of multistate class action settlements—en banc.
