L.A. Taxi Cooperative, Inc. v. Uber Technologies, Inc.

ORDER GRANTING IN PART AND DENYING IN PART MOTION TO DISMISS

Before the Court is a motion to dismiss filed by Defendants' Ubér Technologies, Inc., Rasier, LLC, and Rasier-CA, LLC. ECF No. 16. For the reasons set forth below, the Court will grant the motion in part and deny it in part.

I. BACKGROUND

A. Factual Allegations

For the purpose of deciding this motion to dismiss,-the Court accepts as true the following allegations from Plaintiffs’ com-plairit. See ECF No. 1.

Plaintiffs are nineteen California corporations and limited liability companies that provide "taxi services throughout California, including San Francisco County, Los Angeles County, and San Diego County. Compl. ¶¶4, 11-29, 34. Defendant Uber Technologies, Inc. (“Uber”) is a transportation network company that uses a-smart phone application (“app”) to connect passengers looking for -rides with drivers willing to provide rides. Id. ¶¶ 5, 30. Defendants Rasier, LLC and Rasier-CA, LLC are subsidiaries of Uber. Id, ¶¶-31-32. The parties operate in the same cities and counties, and vie for the same customers. Id. ¶¶ 36-37.

*857 1. Statements Relating to Safety

As part of its advertising campaign, Uber makes various…