American Car Rentals, Inc. v. Walden Leasing, Inc.

Beasley, Chief Judge.

Walden Leasing, Inc. (“Walden”) sued American Car Rentals, Inc. and its five personal guarantors (“American”) for allegedly failing to make timely payments pursuant to a motor vehicle lease agreement into which the companies had entered two years earlier. Walden’s complaint sought all unpaid amounts under the lease agreement and the related vehicle lease orders as well as reasonable costs and attorney fees.

American counterclaimed for breach of contract, disparagement, and tortious interference with American’s business opportunities and relationships. It claimed that…