Hertz, the rental car company, has agreed to pay $168 million to settle multiple claims in the United States over false car robbery charges against some of its customers, which led to imprisonment in many cases.
Customers of the rental car company alleged that they were pulled over, arrested, thrown in prison, and falsely charged with stealing Hertz’s vehicles.The plaintiffs said that after Hertz employees could not find the rented vehicles or reported them overdue, the company was accused of filing charges, even if they were returned to car depots.
