The city of Chicago announced an $18 million settlement Friday in its four-year-old lawsuit against DoorDash alleging the food delivery service engaged in deceptive business practices during the pandemic — at the expense of customers, restaurants and drivers.

The August 2021 lawsuit filed in Cook County Circuit Court alleged DoorDash leveraged soaring demand for delivery by marking up menu items, listing restaurants on the platform without consent and adding a $1.50 “Chicago Fee” to every order in response to a city-imposed emergency cap on commissions.

Under the terms of the settlement, DoorDash will pay $3.25 million to restaurants listed without consent that are still not on the platform and issue $5.8 million in delivery and marketing credits to those that have since joined.

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