DoorDash is asking the court docket to dismiss the lawsuit filed by Uber in February, calling it meritless and a “cynical and calculated scare tactic.” Uber sued the largest meals supply supplier within the US earlier this yr, accusing it of placing strain on eating places to completely use its companies. On the time, Uber mentioned that it heard from “eating places throughout the nation” that DoorDash was charging larger fee charges from eating places that additionally promote their meals on Uber Eats. It additionally accused DoorDash of threatening to demote eating places in its listings in the event that they’re additionally out there on the Uber Eats app. However in its movement for dismissal, DoorDash mentioned Uber’s lawsuit is not about defending competitors however avoiding it.
The meals supply supplier asserted that Uber “has been unable to supply retailers, customers, and couriers the high-quality companies” that it offers, so Uber “resorted to asserting baseless authorized claims” as an alternative of competing by itself deserves. It wrote in its movement that Uber’s criticism is “rooted within the misguided notion” that it has to alter its enterprise practices, which it argued are pro-competitive, to provide strategy to Uber’s enterprise. The corporate defined, nonetheless, that the legislation is “involved with the safety of competitors, not rivals.”
In the meantime, Uber informed TechCrunch that DoorDash was “having a tough time understanding” its criticism. “When eating places are pressured to decide on between unfair phrases or retaliation, that’s not competitors — it’s coercion,” its spokesperson mentioned. The Superior Court docket of San Francisco County, California is scheduled to listen to Uber’s lawsuit on July 11.
