Hertz Must Make Public How Many Customers It Accuses of Theft

Hertz Corp., battling hundreds of customers who say they faced false arrests for auto theft after they rented their cars, was ordered by a federal judge to disclose how many renters it accuses every year.

• U.S. Bankruptcy Judge Mary Walrath sided with the advocates for 220 people suing Hertz who argued court documents should be public
• In various documents filed in federal court in Wilmington, Delaware the car renter has demanded that key details about its anti-theft program be blocked out, contending that rivals would use the information to tarnish the car renter’s reputation
• The U.S. Trustee, which monitors ...