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> [Federal court judge Mordecai Bromberg said in court] “Everybody knows what function Uber plays. The restaurant’s function is to prepare the food. Uber’s func
by chrononaut 6y ago
> [Federal court judge Mordecai Bromberg said in court] “Everybody knows what function Uber plays. The restaurant’s function is to prepare the food. Uber’s function is to deliver the food; isn’t that right? The very name Uber would convey to the ordinary person some form of transportation service; wouldn’t it?”
> [Uber's barrister] Neil replied: “We could not accept that.”
Hah, amazing. I wish there was a place that I could easily go to which catalogued these fascinating interactions in the court room.
- Theory5 6y agoThe New York Times had a set of videos called 'Verbatim" where actors acted out scenes from real deposition transcripts. I wish they continued that, there's probably thousands of these sorts of things both in court, and depositions. https://www.nytimes.com/2014/04/28/opinion/verbatim-what-is-a-photocopier.html https://www.nytimes.com/2014/04/28/opinion/verbatim-what-is-...
- thatguy0900 6y agohttps://www.youtube.com/watch?app=desktop&v=7vN_PEmeKb0 https://www.youtube.com/watch?app=desktop&v=7vN_PEmeKb0 This one was funny enough to be voice acted verbatim by the Rick and morty cast, and put to animation. Warning, it's very nsfw
- m463 6y agoI'm reminded of the Vitamin Water court case where the judge issued a ruling against coca cola, whose lawyers said the suit was "ridiculous" on the grounds that "no consumer could reasonably be misled into thinking Vitaminwater was a healthy beverage"
- Jommi 6y agoBut the Uber's side is right - they are not only deliverying but providing other stuff like discovery.