Hertz Makes Settlement Offers to End False Arrest Lawsuits
- Company’s new general counsel aims to resolve suits by renters
- Car renter faces trials for telling police renters stole cars
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Hertz Corp. has offered to settle about three dozen cases filed by renters that say they were wrongly arrested for auto theft, the company said.
The settlement push comes after Colleen Batcheler took over as general counsel for the rental company. During her first month on the job, Batcheler made it her top priority to end suits from more than 230 customers accusing Hertz of improperly calling in police on its renters, mostly while haggling about overdue rentals.