Waymo LLC v. Uber Technologies, Inc., No. 17-2130 (Fed. Cir. Sept. 13, 2017)

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This appeal is from the Order of the United States District Court for the Northern District of California, denying the Defendants ’ motion to compel arbitration of their pending litigation with Waymo LLC.1 The Defen d- ants are Uber Technologies, Inc., Ottomotto LLC, and Otto Trucking LLC . The Appellants are Uber Technol o- gies, Inc. and Ottomotto LLC (collectively “ Uber” or “Appellants”). Anthony Levandowski is an I ntervenor in this case. The Appellants do not assert that an arbitration agreement exists between any of the Defendants and Waymo.