Ga. Supreme Court Weighs Taxi Drivers’ Demands for Damages

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December 6th, 2016

In this March 25, 2016 photo, an Atlanta Police Rides-For-Hire Enforcement vehicle sits amid taxi cabs outside the departures area of the domestic terminal at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport. A battle over background checks for Uber drivers at the world’s busiest airport comes as cities like Los Angeles and Austin, Texas, consider more thorough screenings … Continued

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 Taxi drivers say the state owes them for allowing regulated ride share companies to operate.

Georgia’s Supreme Court heard arguments Monday in a suit filed by taxi drivers who say they should be compensated for the state’s changes to regulating their industry.

Last year, the state legislature passed a law to begin regulating ride-hailing companies like Uber and Lyft. A group of five taxi drivers say that destroyed their exclusive right to operate vehicles for hire in Atlanta and the state should pay.  

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