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Plaintiffs in a federal lawsuit filed four years ago against several rental car companies have begun receiving notices to claim their piece of the settlement.
Under terms approved in October, people who rented cars at the Las Vegas and Reno airports will receive coupons good for a $10 discount on future rentals, or $20 if they had more than two rentals. The attorneys in the case, Robertson & Benevento, will receive $1.4 million in cash fees, while the four named plaintiffs in the class action will split $20,000.
The case started because Hertz, following the industry custom, charged its customers a separate fee to recoup fees paid to the airports. Later, Enterprise was added as a defendant through its acquisition of the Alamo and National brands. Depending on which company was involved, the claimants had to rent a car for varying periods ending on Sept. 30, 2009, to be eligible for the settlement.
Starting Oct. 1, 2009, Nevada law changed to allow separate billing of the fee.
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I am writing an outline for a Term Paper for a Law Professor at Nashville State Community College in Nashville, Tn. This paper is about "Hidden Fees in the Car Rental Business".
I need to be able to cite the original Brief filed in this particular suit.
Please be so kind as to provide this information to me.
I have to cite your article within my Term Paper. And therefore, refer to the original Brief Filing and Name to prove that it was actually filed - when & where & date.
Thanking you for your co-operation in this matter.
Sincerely, George Despins www.gdespins@netzero.com.
My attorneys went to Vega$ and won 1.4 million and all I got was this lousy $20.00 discount certificate.
I don't understand what Hertz et al did wrong.
I am so sick of all the nuisance taxes/fees which are tacked on to car rentals at LAS and RNO. You know, like the one to pay for that ridiculous performing arts center here and that stadium in Reno. As if nickel slot players who rent Chevys are such big classical music and/or baseball fans. In toto those surcharges must come out to ~40%!
I used to rent a lot of cars in this state. Not any more.
First, I work for Hertz and I am a party to the suit as a customer. The LAWYERS get $1.4 million and the customer get a crummy $20 certificate. The fee is now legal. What a great country.