Silicon Valley star engineer says Uber owes him $180m for row with Google

Silicon Valley star engineer says Uber owes him $180m for row with Google

A man checks his smartphone whilst standing amongst illuminated screens bearing the Uber Technologies Inc. logo in this arranged photograph in London, U.K., on Tuesday, June 26, 2018. Photograph: Bloomberg

A star Silicon Valley engineer who defected from Google to Uber Technologies Inc. — only to be fired, tagged as the villain in a trade-secret theft dispute and driven into bankruptcy — says the ride-sharing company owes him more than $180 million for travails and lost time.