An Ontario Superior Court judge has dismissed the City of Toronto's attempt to shut down ride-sharing company Uber.After a month of deliberating, Justice Sean Dunphy delivered his ruling Friday, saying the city failed to prove that Uber has broken any bylaws or that it is operating an illegal taxicab company.
The decision strikes a blow to Toronto city officials and the taxicab industry and is likely to reverberate across Canada as cities struggle to regulate the ride-sharing service.The company's UberX mobile app, which was the subject of the city's legal action.
The decision strikes a blow to Toronto city officials and the taxicab industry and is likely to reverberate across Canada as cities struggle to regulate the ride-sharing service.The company's UberX mobile app, which was the subject of the city's legal action.
