Taxi-hailing apps accused of scheming with Uber to inflate prices

A group of technology companies that make apps for taxi-hailing services is facing a new lawsuit for allegedly colluding with Uber to keep passenger prices artificially high around the United States. The proposed class action, filed on Monday in the federal court in Manhattan, accused Curb Mobility, Flywheel Technologies, Creative Mobile Technologies and its subsidiary ARRO of violating antitrust law through a business partnership with Uber that integrated their technology into its app.

The lawsuit alleged the arrangements have led to “uniform or…