But <i>this</i> suit wasn&#x27;t certified as a class action.  (This article doesn&#x27;t get this right and didn&#x27;t appear to interview the principals; here is the L.A. Times story:)<p><a href="http:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.latimes.com&#x2F;business&#x2F;technology&#x2F;la-fi-tn-lyft-settlement-20160126-story.html" rel="nofollow">http:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.latimes.com&#x2F;business&#x2F;technology&#x2F;la-fi-tn-lyft-set...</a><p>But it will make it more difficult to attain the <i>important</i> thing that was sought -- employee status and its protections.  I don&#x27;t see how this isn&#x27;t simply a case of Liss-Riordan selling out to make sure she got her cut guaranteed, drivers be damned.