Facts

On April 27, 2013, plaintiff's vehicle was rear ended by a vehicle driven by Shalom Seifu. He sued Seifu and Enterprise Rent-A-Car Company of Los Angeles LLC for negligence. The collision took place on Overland Ave. and National Blvd., in Los Angeles.

PLAINTIFF'S CONTENTIONS:
Plaintiff contended that Seifu was negligent because she was looking at the GPS system in her vehicle when she rear-ended plaintiff, who was stopped at a red light. He also claimed that Enterprise was liable for negligent entrustment because it rented Seifu the vehicle she was driving at the time of the collision.

DEFENDANT'S CONTENTIONS:
Enterprise contended in its motion for summary judgment that it was shielded from liability due to the Graves Amendment, which provides that the renter of a vehicle involved in a collision could not be vicariously liable to the plaintiff for injuries arising out of the operation of the rental vehicle.

Result

The court granted Enterprise's motion.

Other Information

FILING DATE: March 27, 2015.