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Rental car companies not immune from liability, Florida court holds.

Publication: Trial
Publication Date: 01-SEP-06
Format: Online - approximately 464 words
Delivery: Immediate Online Access

Article Excerpt
A Florida trial court recently ruled that a federal law known as the Graves Amendment does not preempt claims against motor vehicle leasing companies that allege vicarious liability for injuries caused by the negligence of drivers who lease their vehicles. (Poole v. Enterprise Leasing Co. of Orlando, No. 05-2005-CA-008150 (Fla., Brevard County Cir. Ct. Jan. 19, 2006).) The court's decision is one of the first reported rulings supporting...

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