Legal Opinion
Garcia Ex Rel. Estate of Garcia v. Vanguard Car Rental USA, Inc.
District Court, M.D. Florida
Decided March 5, 2007No. 5:06-cv-220-Oc-10GRJPublishedCited by 23 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ORDER
WM. TERRELL HODGES, District Judge.
On August 10, 2005, President Bush signed into law the Safe, Accountable, Flexible, Efficient Transportation Equity Act: A Legacy for Users (“SAFETEA-LU”), Pub.L. No. 109-59, 119 Stat. 1144. Included in this law are provisions codified at 49 U.S.C. § 30106 (the “Graves Amendment”) which expressly preempt all state vicarious liability schemes that impose liability on lessors of motor vehicles where the vehicle is involved in an accident through no fault of the lessor. The application of this recently-enacted law is at the heart of this and two other…
2Cases cited37 opinions
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3Cited by23 opinions
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- Jasman v. DTG Operations, Inc.District Court, W.D. Michigan · 2008
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