February 21, 2017
Customers accusing car rental giant Dollar Thrifty Automotive Group Inc. of tricking them into buying unnecessary add-on insurance agreed Tuesday to drop their suit after negotiating a settlement months after a California federal judge rejected their class certification bid, saying the proposed class was too broad.
November 08, 2016
Car rental chain Dollar Thrifty Automotive Group Inc. has fended off a third effort by customers of three of its airport locations to band together and sue for being sold unwanted insurance policies, with a California federal judge saying the proposed class was too broad.
May 25, 2016
Dollar Thrifty Automotive Group Inc. asked a California federal judge to keep two new lead plaintiffs from joining a proposed class action suit accusing the car rental company of tricking drivers into purchasing unnecessary add-on insurance, arguing Tuesday the pair are inadequate class representatives.
March 08, 2016
A California federal judge on Tuesday again denied certification to a proposed class of drivers who accused Dollar Thrifty Automotive Group Inc. of tricking them into purchasing unnecessary add-on insurance when renting vehicles, saying that the group was still too broadly defined and lacked an adequate lead consumer.
August 27, 2012
A California consumer launched a putative class action against Dollar Rent-A-Car Inc. on Friday in California federal court, claiming the rental service systematically dupes renters into paying for collision damage waivers and insurance policies in rental contracts in spite of having specifically declined those policies.