The Latest: Barcelona firm filing Uber lawsuit hails ruling
BRUSSELS (AP) — The Latest on the European Union ruling that Uber should be regulated as a taxi company (all times local):
11:40 a.m.
The Barcelona-based law firm representing Elite Taxi, the association that filed the lawsuit against Uber that eventually saw Europe's top court rule that the ride-hailing service should be regulated as a taxi company, has hailed the decision.
SBC Abogados said in a statement that the ruling had "great judicial significance" and that it could be "extrapolated to other businesses that keep trying to avoid legal responsibilities in the services that they provide.