Hertz bankruptcy News

Hertz to Settle Most False-Arrest Claims for $168 Million

Hertz Global Holdings Inc. will spend $168 million to settle hundreds of claims that it falsely reported rental customers to the police for car theft when a vehicle was not returned on time. The company had been fighting to bottle …

CEO of Rental Giant Hertz Vows to Fix False Theft Reports

The new CEO of Hertz says he’s working to fix a glitch in the rental-car giant’s systems that has led to some of its customers being wrongly accused of stealing cars they had rented. Stephen Scherr, who took over as …

Hertz Customers Who Claim They Were Falsely Arrested Score Win in Court

Hertz Corp., battling hundreds of customers who say they were falsely arrested for auto theft after renting cars, was ordered by a federal judge to disclose how many renters it accuses every year. U.S. Bankruptcy Judge Mary Walrath sided with …