Taxi certificate owners file suit against Broward County

A class action lawsuit filed Monday against Broward County on behalf of nearly 1,400 owners of county certificates of public convenience and necessity seeks more than $150 million in damages that resulted from the alleged unconstitutional transformation of the county's 40-year-old "vehicle-for-hire" structure."This is not a suit against any ride-hailing service," said Robert W. Kelley, a partner with the law firm Kelley/Uustal and lead counsel on the case. "We are seeking compensation from Browa