Judge bans Uber use of background checks in NY lawsuit
NEW YORK, July 25 (Reuters) - A federal judge on Monday banned Uber Technologies Inc and its Chief Executive Travis Kalanick from using information obtained by an investigative firm in a background check of a plaintiff who brought a price-fixing lawsuit.
U.S. District Judge Jed Rakoff in Manhattan said the firm, Ergo, "engaged in fraudulent and arguably criminal conduct." The judge called it a "sad day" when a corporate defendant such as Uber feels compelled to hire unlicensed private investigators to probe a plaintiff and his lawyer.
(Reporting by Jonathan Stempel in New York Editing by W Simon)
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