Hertz Global Holding's new CEO Stephen Scherr said last week that customers have been harmed by the rental car company's policies, which have led to false arrests.
Scherr told multiple news outlets, including CNBC's Squawk Box, that the company "will do right where our customers have been negatively affected," and that "we have changed our policies to avoid the possibility of this happening."
More than 230 plaintiffs are suing the company for false arrest and, in some cases, prosecution. The lawyers for this group say they know more cases are out there, with warrants for the arrest of people who rented from Hertz years ago continuing to surface today.
Scherr's comments came amid mounting pressure from Congress, with Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., urging the White House Competition Council to examine rental car companies, including Hertz; and Sen. Richard Blumenthal, D-Conn., demanding answers from Hertz.
Investigation:If you’ve rented a car from Hertz, there could be a warrant out for your arrest
In a letter to the Federal Trade Commission on April 6, Blumenthal urged FTC Chair Lina Khan, "to open an investigation into Hertz’s inaccurate and potentially unfair practice of reporting its vehicles as stolen and take appropriate enforcement action to ensure Hertz’s consumers are not falsely arrested or otherwise harmed."
He cited reporting by USA TODAY and other media outlets in his letter about Hertz, which is based in Estero, Florida, and operates the Hertz, Dollar and...
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