June 28, 2023
Massachusetts car dealerships that provide customers with a courtesy vehicle to use while their car is being repaired are protected by federal law from liability should the courtesy car be in an accident, despite a state law that presumes the …
February 15, 2023
No one threatened to sue Avis Rent a Car after Roynetta McDavid’s little sister borrowed her rental car without permission and smashed it into another vehicle. But a claims handler for the company paid three people who were hurt in …
July 21, 2014
General Motors Co. is the first big automaker to support legislation barring rental-car companies from renting or selling vehicles subject to a recall. GM’s support was announced by bill author Sen. Charles Schumer, D-N.Y. GM endorsed the bill after language …
November 28, 2011
A Florida rental car customer’s auto insurer must cover crash injuries, even though the driver was someone not authorized under the rental car company’s contact. In a 5-2 opinion on Nov. 23, the Florida Supreme Court overturned a district court …