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Newsby News/Media ReleaseDecember 5, 2022

Hertz Announces Settlement Agreements for Legal Claims

The car rental giant will pay $168 million, resolving 95% of its hundreds of claims relating to vehicle theft reporting.

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Newsby News/Media ReleaseNovember 21, 2022

Legislation Introduced to Combat Catalytic Converter Thefts

The Preventing Auto Recycling Thefts (PART) Act can help address catalytic converter thefts by marking each converter with a traceable identification number and establishing these thefts as a criminal offense.

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Newsby StaffSeptember 27, 2022

More Hertz Customers File Lawsuit After Being Falsely Arrested

The lawsuit said that five named customers were stopped in the past year by police and held at gunpoint for renting and driving vehicles that Hertz incorrectly reported as stolen.

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Newsby StaffSeptember 27, 2022

Car Rental Employee Allegedly Stole Close to $300K in Vehicles

An Enterprise Rent-A-Car employee was arrested after stealing seven vehicles from Enterprise’s storage lots at Memphis International Airport.

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Newsby StaffJuly 9, 2022

Rental Company Owner Accused of Insurance Fraud

The owner of a rental company in Illinois is under investigation by the secretary of state’s office for insurance fraud.

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ArticlesJune 13, 2022

Does Graves Amendment Apply to Courtesy Car Loaners?

Recent cases in Florida came to differing conclusions, though legislation was enacted to address one of them.

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Newsby StaffJune 8, 2022

Oklahoma Council Committee Examines Rental Car Tax

Residents in Norman, Okla., could pay a rental car tax to help fund a local sports commission.

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Articlesby Amy HercherMay 27, 2022

Understanding Legalities Around Telematics, Rental Fleet Electrification

As technologies such as telematics and electric vehicles constantly evolve, car rental companies must keep up with changing legalities surrounding state rental laws, privacy considerations, and customer disclosures.

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Newsby StaffMarch 31, 2022

Lawmaker Receives $20K Bill from Rental Company

South Carolina’s Rep. Wendell Gilliard got a bill from Avis Budget Group for more than $20,000 in vehicle damage. A police investigation discovered that an employee had taken the car after the congressman returned it and caused $20,000 worth of damage.

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Newsby StaffMarch 1, 2022

Hertz Ordered to Release Records of Supposed Rental Car Thefts

The court case represented 230 Hertz customers who claim they were wrongly accused and arrested. Most of the cases appear to have been created by Hertz's computer system that wasn't able to locate a car or if a customer's payment didn't go through.

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