Now, LA, San Francisco sue Uber for 'misleading passengers' about driver background checks

In the latest spurt of setbacks for Uber, Los Angeles and San Francisco are suing the web-based taxi service for misleading passengers and for breaking Californian law.

The district attorneys of the two cities, George Gascon and Jackie Lacey, said in a statement that Uber misled passengers about the effectiveness of its background checks, misrepresented fees for safety checks and airport tolls, operated in airports without permission and did not get the approval of the state for the system it used to calculate fares, reported The Verge.

The district attorneys accused of Uber of refusing to comply with "straightforward California laws" that protect consumers from fraud and harm.

The blow is the most recent in a string of setbacks faced by the company which has been banned in India, Spain and Thailand and has been thrown out of Netherlands. It has also been sued by the City of Portland for not complying with its licensing laws.