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Several accidents occurred last week involving rental cars. In one case, the rental agency was blamed for not screening its senior customers before renting, but the DMV said the company wasn’t responsible.
Read More →In the U.S., collision damage waivers and liability insurance are upgrades not included in online quote prices if you didn’t know to add them. In a recent survey, 75 percent of UK respondents didn’t know that the insurance and liability coverage were extra add-ons, since these are required and part of the rental pricing in the UK.
Read More →In a case involving a 2002 fatal crash, a Yellowstone County jury rejected negligence and product liability claims against Ford and negligent maintenance claims against Overland West Inc., a licensee of Hertz Rent-a-Car.
Read More →The lawsuit alleges that the rental company supplied a 2006 Ford Expedition that lacked the manufacturer's factory-installed anti-rollover system, which automatically applies the brakes when the vehicle starts to fishtail.
Read More →Court rules for plaintiff, even though his rental car contract excluded other drivers.
Read More →Blog claims that renters who are residents of Minnesota are covered for loss of use, collision damage waiver and liability by the state.
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Who’s responsible for an accident or injury when a third party pays for a rental with a credit card? Three cases with different results are examined.
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The legislation that eliminated vicarious liability of owners of rented or leased vehicles has held up in most decisions. However, its constitutionality is being challenged in cases in New York and Florida.
Read More →TRENTON, N.J. -- The New Jersey Supreme Court on March 29 reversed an earlier Appellate Court ruling that Avis' status as a self-insurer automatically made the company's liability coverage primary in a case arising from a 1999 car accident on the Atlantic City expressway.
Read More →In an ongoing effort to keep members informed about issues affecting the vehicle rental industry, ACTIF posts frequent state and federal legislative updates on the members-only section of its we...
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