Uber in Dare to Judge Says It’s Ready to Ditch Driver Settlement

By Joel Rosenblatt, Bloomberg News

Uber Technologies Inc.’smessage to the judge who must approve its $100 million settlement with drivers is clear: take it or leave it.

In an escalating game of courtroom brinkmanship, Uber has hit what may be an impasse with U.S. District Judge Edward Chen over its demand that, as part of the deal, he erase his own order intended to protect the ride-hailing company’s drivers.

“Uber is almost daring Judge Chen to go against its wishes,” said Charlotte Garden, an associate professor at Seattle University School of Law. “Uber all but says that if he doesn’t treat the ...