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It was unclear whether the city's actions would be affected

May 29, 2019 by Elizabeth Duran

It was unclear whether the city's actions would be affected by the lawsuit, which the city filed last week in Superior Court.

The lawsuit was filed against Uber in connection with the incident, which occurred on the day of the accident, according to the Arizona Republic.

The lawsuit, brought by the Los Angeles-based civil rights group Access Now, asked the court, "[W]here [the city] makes an unreasonable, unreasonable, or discriminatory provision, that the lawsuit alleges is made with respect to the accident, the lawsuit asserts that the provision is the duty of the city of Arizona to provide adequate safety to its employees."

The lawsuit accuses the city of violating the city's own safety laws by failing to provide adequate housing, and of failing to inform its employees of Uber's plans to increase its miles by more than 40 percent.

In August, the city announced that it was taking Uber's self-driving cars to work at its Phoenix headquarters, but had yet to provide drivers with detailed information about the company's plans. The company previously told The Los Angeles Times that self-driving cars had been added to the company's fleet at the end of the year, and that no other planned changes would be necessary.

The lawsuit alleges that the city failed to provide employees with enough information about Uber's plans about its future plans by not adequately informing them about the company's plans to expand its fleet, and that the city failed to give employees an opportunity to have their information shared with them about the company's plans, including the availability of a list of Uber's drivers.

The lawsuit claims that the city failed to inform employees about Uber's plans so that they might consider sharing information with its employees about Uber's car sales plans with other companies, and that the mayor of Phoenix, Ron Kucinich, who was recently appointed as a city executive, failed to adequately inform managers that the company was considering plans to expand its fleet after the accident. The lawsuit also alleges that the city improperly set up a median that the city did not want employees to cross at the site of the accident, but that the city failed to provide adequate safety precautions to the median.

In response to the lawsuit, the city issued a statement saying "there's nothing we can do about this."

While the lawsuit is still under investigation, an Uber spokesperson told The Associated Press that the company had been assured by the city that the company would not be sued, adding that the company has been "actively monitoring the situation closely and will take proactive measures to protect our employees."