Attorneys from Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft have partnered with a Boston-based firm to file a complaint in Massachusetts on behalf of a small startup company against Uber, alleging that the multinational ride-hailing company defrauded and reverse-engineered its audiovisual-recording technology that helps mitigate concerns of passenger safety.
Zemcar Inc., doing business as Grip Mobility Co., filed the complaint in the Suffolk Superior Court on June 7, alleging that Uber illegally acquired its trade secrets after the companies partnered for a pilot program testing Grip’s “Sentinel” application in Brazil. Grip is asking the court for damages, restitution and to enjoin Uber from continuing to use its confidential and proprietary information.
