Settlement Structure: Claims Made
Active: Closed
Closed Settlement Statement:
According to court documents, the claim submission deadline has passed. Please contact the claims administrator if you have any questions.
Case Summary:The class action brought suit against the San Diego Unified Port District, about its Resolution 2018-065, which reinstated its Ordinance 2030. This required rental car companies in the port tidelands area to collect a $3.50 fee on each rental. The complaint argued that this was an illegal and unconstitutional tax. The $6.6 million settlement represents the amount collected by the port plus accrued interest.
Docket Number:37-2020-00015054-CU-MC-CTL
Company: San Diego Unified Port District
Filing Deadline: October 20, 2020
Class Period: May 10, 2018 to July 24, 2020
Objection Deadline: October 20, 2020
Exclusion Deadline: October 20, 2020
Final Approval Hearing: November 13, 2020
Proof of Purchase:No proof is required for most claims. However, those claiming to have paid the fee more than six times must attest under penalty of perjury that they did so, and those claiming to have paid the fee more than twenty times must provide evidence along with their claim.
Eligibility:You may be eligible if you had a rental of a vehicle originating at the San Diego International Airport, the adjacent Rental Car Center, or other locations on Port tidelands, between May 10, 2018 and July 24, 2020, where you were charged a $3.50 fee by the car rental company that was paid to the port.
The Notice says that “virtually all rental car companies” in the area collected the fee:
- Advantage Rent a Car
- Alamo Rent A Car
- Avis Rent A Car
- Budget Rent a Car
- Dollar Rent A Car
- Enterprise Rent-A-Car
- E-Z Rent a Car
- Fox Rent a Car
- Green Motion
- Hertz Car Rental
- National Car Rental
- Payless Car Rental
- Sixt
- Thrifty Car Rental
- Zipcar
- Pacific Rent a Car
- Mex Rent A Car
- Express Rent a Cheap Car
Cash award estimated at $3.50 per rental; final amounts may be less, depending on the number of valid claims submitted.
Total Settlement Amount: $6.6 million
Class Representative Proposed Incentive Fee:$5,000
Law Firm:
Schonbrun DeSimone Seplow Harris & Hoffman
Claim Form: San Diego Unified Port District Settlement Claim Form
Case Name: Garvin v. San Diego Unified Port District
Settlement Website: San Diego Unified Port District Settlement Website
Claims Administrator:
Epiq Class Action & Claims Solutions, Inc.
Garvin Settlement Administrator
c/o Epiq
P.O. Box 3607
Portland, OR 97208-3607
1-855-907-2110
