ZK Results – Attorney Evan Lingafelt Obtains Dismissal on Behalf of Rental Car Company on a Negligent Entrustment Claim
Attorney Evan Lingafelt received an Opinion and Order from the Trial Judge and obtained a dismissal on behalf of a rental car company on a negligent entrustment claim. The Court granted the Motion for Judgment on the Pleadings, striking all claims and crossclaims against the rental car company and dismissing it from the case. The Court ruled that the rental car company could not be held liable for the actions of one of its renters under the firmly established Graves Amendment. See 49 U.S.C. § 30106(a).