Ich habe vor ein paar Tagen folgende E-Mail von Alamo erhalten:
YOUR REGISTRATION NUMBER IS: xxxxxxxx
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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
IN AND FOR THE DISTRICT OF NEVADA
LYDIA LEE and CAROLYN BISSONETTE,
individually and on behalf of all others similarly situated,
Plaintiffs,
vs.
ENTERPRISE LEASING COMPANY-WEST, a Delaware LLC; and VANGUARD CAR RENTAL USA, LLC, a Delaware LLC,
Case No. 3:10-cv-00326-LRH-(WCG)
NOTICE OF PROPOSED SETTLEMENT
Defendants.
TO: All persons who rented a car from Alamo Rent A Car and/or National Car Rental at a Nevada airport during the period from July 22, 2007 through September 30, 2009, and were charged concession recovery fees. If you received this Notice, this probably includes you.
A federal court authorized this notice. This is not a solicitation from a lawyer.
PLEASE READ THIS NOTICE CAREFULLY AS IT ALLOWS YOU TO RECOVER MONEY AND OTHERWISE AFFECTS YOUR RIGHTS.
QUICK SUMMARY
The Proposed Settlement allows Class Members to choose between a minimum $5.00 check (or larger cash refund based on certain fees you paid) OR one or more vouchers for a free day’s rental from either Alamo Rent A Car (“Alamo”) or National Car Rental (“National”). Cash payments will refund 80% of the contested fees that you paid and you only need to log onto a website or call a toll-free number in order to recover, which should take about a minute or two. You do not have to locate or provide any documentation of your rental history with Vanguard, which operates under the Alamo and National brand names. We have minimized concerns about improper use of your personal or financial information because your payment will be computed from Vanguard’s records and you do not need to provide any additional information.
1. WHY SHOULD I READ THIS NOTICE?
You are almost certainly eligible to get cash or a voucher for a free day’s rental from Alamo or National. If approved by the Court, the settlement will provide Class members with a choice of a check or voucher for a free day’s rental from Alamo or National. The only thing you will need to do is to log onto a website or call a toll-free number as described below.
Available records indicate that you are a member of the Class in the above class action. Your rights may be affected by the proposed settlement of this lawsuit. The proposed settlement is subject to Court approval at a Hearing scheduled for 10 a.m. on May 12, 2015. Your rights to participate in the proposed settlement as well as to object to or comment on that settlement are described below. PLEASE TAKE THE TIME TO READ THIS IMPORTANT LEGAL NOTICE.
2. WHAT IS THIS LAWSUIT ABOUT?
This lawsuit is about a fee that you probably paid when you rented a car from Vanguard Car Rental U.S.A., LLC (“Vanguard”), operating as Alamo and National, at a Nevada airport. More specifically, the case is about a line item on Vanguard contracts called an “airport concession recovery fee” or “Airport Access fee,” that was calculated based on the rental amount for the car. We will refer to this as the “Concession Fee.” These Concession Fees typically included an amount that represented 10% (or 11.1% in Reno) of the base rental rate for renting a car from National and/or Alamo. The Court has ruled that Vanguard, which operates under the Alamo and National brand names, violated Nevada law by identifying this fee on the base rental rate as a separate line item (rather than including it in the base rental price itself) on rentals from July 22, 2007 through September 30, 2009 at its locations at Nevada airports (specifically, the Las Vegas, and Reno airports, which will be referred to below as Nevada airports). Accordingly, the Court found that class members are entitled to a refund (with interest) of the amount of this fee. Vanguard disagrees with this ruling, but has decided to settle the case to avoid additional time and expense of continuing the litigation.
3. WHO IS INCLUDED IN THE PROPOSED SETTLEMENT?
You are likely a class member because Vanguard’s records indicate that you rented one or more cars from Alamo and/or National at a Nevada airport during the period from July 22, 2007 through September 30, 2009 and were charged an airport concession recovery fee in connection with such rental(s). All such persons (excluding government entities) are members of the class, unless they exclude themselves as provided in paragraph 6 below.
4. WHAT ARE THE TERMS OF THE PROPOSED SETTLEMENT?
The following is a summary of the basic terms and conditions of the proposed settlement. You may view the complete Settlement Agreement and other relevant documents at
www.RentalCarSettlementNevada.com. If you do not have Internet access, you may request a copy of the Settlement Agreement from one of the Plaintiffs’ Counsel (whose addresses are listed in paragraph 8 below).
IN SUMMARY, THE PROPOSED SETTLEMENT PROVIDES AS FOLLOWS:
(A) Class Members Can Choose to Receive Either Cash or Free Rental Vouchers
If you are a Class Member who rented from Alamo and/or National at a Nevada airport, you are entitled to choose either: (i) a cash payment in the form of a check payable to you, which will be mailed to you, for 80% of the Concession Fees you paid during the Vanguard Class Period (with a minimum check amount of $5.00); or (ii) one or more vouchers for free one-day rentals from either Alamo or National (free base rate only) based on the total amount of Concession Fees you paid during the Vanguard Class Period. The amount you paid in Concession Fees will depend on the amount you paid for your rental, but it was generally about 10-11.1% of the amount of the rental for the car (not including extras such as child car seats or GPS devices).
If you prefer to receive vouchers rather than the 80% cash refund of the Concession Fee, the number of vouchers you will receive will be determined as follows: a) one voucher for Concession Fees which total less than $20; b) two vouchers for Concession Fees which total at least $20 and less than $40; c) three vouchers for Concession Fees which total at least $40 and less than $60; d) four vouchers for Concession Fees which total at least $60 and less than $80; and e) five vouchers for Concession Fees totaling $80 or more. These vouchers will cover the base rate for any available vehicle up to full size class, but taxes, fees and options are not included. The vouchers will be valid for 24 months from date of issue on rentals at any corporate-owned Alamo or National location in the United States and may be used in addition to other discounts or coupons. Vouchers may be transferred only to immediate family members (parents, children, spouses and legally recognized domestic partners) living at the same address. Vouchers may be used for consecutive days during the same rental. Rentals are subject to availability and standard rental qualifications. The vouchers have no cash value.
In addition, subject to Court approval, Vanguard has agreed not to oppose an application from Plaintiffs’ Counsel for fees and expenses as well as service awards to the representative plaintiffs, as described in paragraph 10 below.
(B) Dismissal of Action and Release of Vanguard
If the settlement is approved, the case will be dismissed and all Class Members will release any claims against Vanguard that were asserted or could have been asserted in the case.
5. WHAT DO I NEED TO DO?
(A) IF YOU WISH TO COLLECT YOUR CASH OR GET FREE VOUCHERS:
To obtain a check or free rental vouchers, you only need to log onto a website or call a toll-free number and provide the registration number that appears above your name at the top of this notice. You will be told or shown the amount of Concession Fees that you are entitled to have refunded to you, or the number of vouchers that you can request instead. You will not have to provide any information from your prior rentals. You MUST log on to the website or call the toll-free number by July 13, 2015 at the latest in order to make your choice between cash or vouchers; otherwise, you will not receive anything.
You can go to
www.RentalCarSettlementNevada.com (24 hours) or call (800) 673-7292 (9 am - 9 pm Eastern) to register to receive either a check or vouchers for free rentals.
If you need to update your address you may do so on the website or by writing to the claims administrator at Alamo/National Settlement Administrator, P.O. Box 530582, Birmingham, AL 35253-0582.
(B) IF YOU WISH TO OBJECT TO THE SETTLEMENT OR TO PLAINTIFFS’ COUNSEL’S APPLICATION FOR FEES AND EXPENSES:
If you wish to object to the settlement and/or the application for attorney’s fees and costs, and you have not excluded yourself from the class, you must submit your objection in writing. You must send a written “Notice of Objection” by first-class mail or courier service (such as Federal Express or UPS) to the Clerk of the Court, U.S. District Court, 400 S. Virginia Street, Reno NV, 89501. Your objection must be postmarked on or before April 13, 2015 for it to be considered and must briefly state the position(s) you wish to take with respect to the settlement and/or related matters, such as counsel’s fee application. In addition you must send a copy of that objection to the following attorneys by that date:
G. David Robertson
ROBERTSON, JOHNSON, MILLER & WILLIAMSON
50 W. Liberty Street, Suite 600
Reno, NV 89501
Janine L. Scancarelli
CROWELL & MORING LLP
275 Battery Street, 23rd Floor
San Francisco, CA 94111
You may, at your own expense, retain a lawyer to assist you.
ANY OBJECTIONS TO THE SETTLEMENT MUST BEGIN WITH THE FOLLOWING STATEMENT: “I OBJECT TO THE PROPOSED SETTLEMENT IN Lee v. Enterprise Leasing Company West LLC, Case No. 3:10-cv-00326-LRH, U.S. District Court, Reno, Nevada.”
All objections must state the objector’s name, address, and telephone number or e-mail address, and shall provide a written statement of each objection asserted, including all grounds for the objection and reasons, if any, for requesting the opportunity to appear and be heard at the final approval hearing. You must sign the objection personally or by legal counsel
Ich habe die Mail etwas gekürzt.
Leider bin ich des Englischen jetzt nicht so mächtig. Wenn ich das aber richtig verstehe, bedeutet dies, daß ich, so ich im Zeitraum 22.7.2007 - 30.09.2009 ein Auto über Alamo/National gebucht hatte, eine Erstattung in Form eines Scheck bzw. eines Vouchers beantragen kann.
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