St. Louis Judge Approved Enterprise Leasing Co. Class Action Settlement
Settlement of a class action lawsuit against Enterprise Leasing Co. over surcharges has been approved by a judge in St. Louis.
Assuming a final settlement with the same terminology is approved by St. Louis Circuit Court Presiding Judge John J. Riley after a hearing on June 14,consumers can expect to receive “a voucher good for 25 percent off thenon-discounted rental rates for a future car rental in the state of Missouri.”
Another portion of the proposed settlement says: “Class counsel may apply to the court for reasonable attorneys’ fees, expenses and class representative compensation. Enterprise has agreed not to oppose such an application in an amount not to exceed $975,000 in fees and expenses and $5,000 in classrepresentative compensation.”
Steward said Enterprise had misrepresented its surcharge of 5 percent on each rental. He said the plaintiffs had alleged that the surcharge, although legal under Missouri law, amounted to corporate profit rather than any particular item being reimbursed.
In its petition, the plaintiffs claimed Enterprise had violated the Missouri Merchandising Practices Act by failing to adequately disclose the nature of the surcharge.
Enterprise said Friday that, as an act of good faith, it would change the definition of its surcharge in rental contracts to show that the funds are reimbursement for property tax, sales tax and other vehicular fees and assessments.
Filed under Class Action, General Law, Settlements
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