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Theft report settlements to cost Hertz $168M
Headline from Arkansas Democrat-Gazette, on the newest of 2 developments
Hertz Global Holdings will spend $168 million to settle hundreds of claims that it falsely reported rental customers to the police for car theft when a vehicle was not returned on time.
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Hertz agrees to pay $168 million to settle false theft claims
Hertz says it will pay approximately $168 million by the end of the year to settle the majority of the lawsuits brought against the rental car company by some of its customers who were wrongly accused of stealing cars they had rented.
Hertz is slated to pay a total of $168 million as part of settlement agreements in connection to allegations that it falsely reported customers of vehicle theft.
Faulty recordkeeping and failure to rescind police reports led to more than 360 false accusations by the rental car company, resulting in arrests, felony charges and jail time for some customers.
Hertz Global Holdings will spend $168 million to settle hundreds of claims that it falsely reported rental customers to the police for car theft when a vehicle was not returned on time.
(CNN) — Hertz will pay $168 million to settle 364 claims related to the company falsely reporting rental cars as stolen. These cases sometimes resulted in people being arrested and even imprisoned. One lawsuit involving dozens of such cases alleged systemic flaws in Hertz’s reporting of thefts, incl…
Hertz says it will pay approximately $168 million by the end of the year to settle the majority of the lawsuits brought against the rental car company by some of its customers who were wrongly accused of stealing cars they had rented.
