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Miami-Dade: Uber Legal, Taxi’s Sue & Homeless Lose Millions

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Miami-Dade's approval of Uber & Lyft resulted in a lawsuit from the taxi industry.

It it will soon be legal to use and operate ride-sharing services in Miami-Dade County. Hours following the approval, a $1 billion class action lawsuit emerged from the taxi industry claiming the county is giving ride-sharing apps an unfair advantage. The Miami Herald’s Doug Hanks eeds through this and how a multi-million dollar cut will affect the area’s homeless.

05/05/2016 | Rating NR

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Miami-Dade: Uber Legal, Taxi’s Sue & Homeless Lose Millions

Special | 8m 56sVideo has Closed Captions

It it will soon be legal to use and operate ride-sharing services in Miami-Dade County. Hours following the approval, a $1 billion class action lawsuit emerged from the taxi industry claiming the county is giving ride-sharing apps an unfair advantage. The Miami Herald’s Doug Hanks eeds through this and how a multi-million dollar cut will affect the area’s homeless.

05/05/2016 | Rating NR

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