All in a Day’s Disruption? Lyft, SideCar and Uber Get Fined, Plus a Class Action Lawsuit for Uber.

It’s not necessarily a heart-stopping moment of terror. For some start-ups, receiving citations and lawsuits seems almost to be turning into a badge of honor.

If that’s the case, Uber is the current badge leader, racking up a citation from the California Public Utilities Commission and a class action lawsuit by San Francisco taxi drivers to add to its hefty pile of local disputes.

Ride-sharing services SideCar and Lyft confirmed they’d also been cited by the PUC yesterday to the tune of $20,000. Lyft COO John Zimmer said his company would appeal the citation and described it as a chance to accelerate a conversation about modernizing transportation laws. SideCar CEO Sunil Paul asked users to sign a petition supporting his company and urged them to “Ride on!”