Uber was sued in federal court Wednesday by Desoto, the oldest cab company in San Francisco that recently rebranded itself as a ride-hail company called Flywheel. In it’s complaint, Flywheel alleges that Uber used “predatory pricing tactics” to cause a “race to the bottom” in transportation services.

Flywheel also accuses Uber of lying about the availability, pricing, and safety of its rides, lying to drivers about the income they can earn, discriminating against disabled passengers and on the basis of gender and race, and illegally increasing fares during peak hours through surge pricing. The company is seeking damages from Uber “greater than $5 million.”

Uber promotes itself as a disrupter. But according to Flywheel, “Uber has done…

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