Latest Waymo Setbacks Draw Uber Taunt Of ‘Shrinking Case’

  • Eight trade secrets, $1.86 billion damages claim still in play
  • Engineer’s company, Otto Trucking, is dismissed from lawsuit
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Waymo was dealt a fresh setback in its fight with Uber Technologies Inc. with a series of unfavorable rulings ahead of a high-stakes trial next month over driverless technology.

A federal judge threw out a key trade-secret theft claim in the Alphabet Inc.’s unit lawsuit alleging that one of its former engineers schemed with the ride-hailing giant to steal critical know-how.