Tagged lawsuits
February 1, 2012 in Legislative, Telematics
The Supreme Court’s ruling could impact a case in Ohio involving a rental car, in which the judge said the defendant had no reasonable expectation of privacy because the GPS device planted by police was on a rented vehicle.
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January 18, 2012 in Rental Operations
According to the San Diego News Examiner, a woman in Arizona is filing a federal class-action lawsuit against Avis for being denied discounts that were offered to members of two gay and lesbian associations.
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January 17, 2012 in Fleet Insurance, Safety
In Garcia v. Geico General Insurance Co., the 11th circuit U.S. Court of Appeals said that even though the driver of the rental car involved in the crash wasn’t the original renter, the insurance company of the driver is still responsible for coverages.
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December 13, 2011
The 25 employees are claiming religious discrimination against Hertz, which says it plans to ‘vigorously defend’ itself in the case because ‘this matter has nothing to do with discrimination or religious bias.’
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November 29, 2011 in Fleet Insurance, Safety
Though the person driving the rented vehicle wasn’t the original renter, the court ruled that because the original renter gave permission, the insurance company is still responsible for damages.
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November 18, 2011
In July 2010, Miami-based ACO Rent a Car had sued ACE Rent a Car ‘for a declaratory finding’ that the two company logos and trademarks ‘were not likely to cause consumer confusion’ in the U.S.
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August 24, 2011 in Safety
GM says it cannot be held liable for damages relating to vehicles produced before the “new GM” was created out of the 2009 bankruptcy.
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February 9, 2011
And Denny Hecker himself is set to be sentenced Feb. 11 for his role in the fraud that cost auto lenders millions of dollars.
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December 8, 2010
The plaintiffs’ complaint states that the acquisition will lessen competition, increase prices, reduce supply and negatively impact service.
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September 23, 2010
Two franchisees and a property owner have filed an anti-trust lawsuit against Hertz Global Holdings Inc. and Dollar Thrifty Automotive Group Inc. on Sept. 23 in the San Francisco Federal Court.
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