Uber's Travis Kalanick sued for extortion

Travis Kalanick, the previous Uber CEO who was removed in June, is being sued by one of the organization's greatest speculators.

Benchmark Capital, which claims 13% of the ride-sharing firm, has blamed Mr Kalanick for falsely endeavoring to fill board seats with steadfast partners.

They said that Mr Kalanick was making ready for his potential return as CEO.

A representative for Mr Kalanick called the claim "totally without justify".

'Clearing a way' 

In a legitimate documenting got by Axios, Benchmark's attorneys charged that Mr Kalanick looked to "dig in himself on Uber's governing body and increment his control over Uber for his own particular narrow minded closures".

It goes ahead to state: "Kalanick's larger target is to pack Uber's Board with steadfast partners with an end goal to protect his earlier direct from examination and clear the way for his possible return as CEO."

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Image captionMr Kalanick sought to "entrench himself on Uber's board, the filing claimed
As per reports in July, Mr Kalanick had told companions he was "Steve Jobsing it". 
This is a reference to Mr Jobs being kicked out of Apple in 1985, just to triumphantly return as CEO a little more than 10 years after the fact. 
The claim requests that three additional board seats at Uber, included by Mr Kalanick in June a year ago, be expelled. 
Mr Kalanick at present holds one of those seats, which means if the suit is fruitful he would be constrained out of the firm by and large. The other two additional seats are as of now empty. 
Uber inconveniences 
Mr Kalanick was constrained out as CEO after a rush of outrages hit the organization, including examinations concerning lewd behavior, sexual orientation segregation and what was portrayed as a "lethal" work-put culture. 
The organization is additionally being prosecuted without anyone else's input driving firm Waymo, which has blamed Uber for taking parts of its self-driving auto innovation. 
In an announcement, Mr Kalanick's representative blamed Benchmark for "acting in its own best advantages in opposition to the interests of Uber". 
He additionally upbraided the legitimate activity as a "straightforward endeavor to deny Travis Kalanick of his rights as an originator and investor". 
Uber told the BBC it would not remark on the claim. Benchmark Capital likewise said it had no further remark.