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Dollar Rent A Car Add-Ons
February 2017: The claims of all of the named plaintiffs were voluntarily dismissed When a complaint is dismissed without prejudice, an amended version of the complaint can be refiled. because they reached a settlement agreement, the terms of which have not been disclosed.
2012: A class-action lawsuit was filed against Dollar Rent A Car (and later amended in 2016) for allegedly tricking consumers into signing up for add-on services – such as car insurance – by failing to adequately disclose that the add-ons may duplicate coverage the renter already has. (McKinnon et al v. Dollar Thrifty Automotive Group, Inc. d/b/a Dollar Rent A Car et al, Case No. 12-cv-4457, N. D. CA.)
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