Feb 15 (Reuters) - Uber Technologies ( UBER ) has filed

a lawsuit against DoorDash ( DASH ), accusing the online

delivery firm of anticompetitive practices, leading to higher

costs for both restaurants and customers.

In a filing in California Superior Court in San Francisco on

Friday, Uber ( UBER ) accused DoorDash ( DASH ) of coercing restaurants into using

DoorDash ( DASH ) as their exclusive or sole preferred provider for

delivery.

"DoorDash's ( DASH ) underhanded tactics have cost Uber ( UBER ) millions of

dollars in revenue and unlawfully restricted its ability to grow

Uber Direct, the Uber Eats platform for first-party delivery,"

Uber ( UBER ) said in the lawsuit, first reported by the Wall Street

Journal late Friday.

"Uber's ( UBER ) case has no merit. Their claims are unfounded and

based on their inability to offer merchants, consumers, or

couriers a quality alternative," a DoorDash ( DASH ) spokesperson said in

an emailed statement to Reuters.

Uber ( UBER ) did not immediately respond to a Reuters' request for

comment.