Although I dislike the term "disruptive", this is a great case of just that. Uber aggressively disrupted the taxi industry without regard to rules or regulations and is now seeing the side of the law that appreciates those.

I personally think uber is a great service. The company's aggressive growth strategies can be questioned but given the offended industry is one that hasn't changed in ages, is controlled by a small few, and has lots of issues on its own, I think über is fine.

Another byproduct of their aggressive growth is the amount of money they've raised, which they have been and will continue to put to use on lawyer fees ;)