Law360, New York (August 22, 2008, 12:00 AM ET) -- A federal appeals court has upheld a lower court's ruling that federal law prevents families of people injured or killed by the driver of a rental car from suing rental car companies for damages.
A three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 11th Circuit ruled on Aug. 19 that the Graves amendment, a 2005 addition to the federal highway law that prevents vicarious liability lawsuits against rental car companies, supersedes state laws that allow car rental companies to be sued when their cars...
11th Circ. Rules Rental Car Cos. Not Liable In Crashes
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