rental car News

Neb. Supreme: Customer Doesn’t Owe Avis for ‘Voluntary’ Payment

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 …

Insurer Must Cover Florida Rental Car Crash

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 …

Montana Jury: Fatal Crash Not Ford’s Fault

A Yellowstone County jury has determined that Ford Motor Co. and a rental car business were not negligent in a 2002 crash that killed an Idaho man. The Billings Gazette reports a jury on Monday rejected claims of negligence and …