After win against Lyft, lawyer turns focus on Uber
She vows to force Uber to overhaul its business model after Lyft agrees to change the way it treats drivers
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THE lawyer who won a promise from Lyft Inc to change the way it treats drivers said she now has a stronger resolve to force rival Uber Technologies Inc to overhaul its business model.
Shannon Liss-Riordan said she accepted a relatively small US$12.25 million payout from Lyft in part because she faced an uphill battle overcoming a provision in the drivers' contracts requiring them to take disputes to arbitration instead of court. The class-action case against Uber on behalf of more than 100,000 California drivers is stronger because a federal judge said its arbitration agreement couldn't be enforced, Ms Liss-Riordan said.
