Government Fleet News

DALLAS - The Dallas City Council decided to settle a two-year-old wrongful death lawsuit involving a stolen bait car designed to lure would-be thieves.

Tags: Dallas, Lawsuit, Stolen Vehicles

LOUISVILLE, KY - Although Officer Measle hadn't started work when he struck and killed the victim, a Jefferson Circuit Court judge ruled officers driving to and from work in police cruisers are considered on the job.

Tags: car accident, court case, fatality, Lawsuit, LMPD, Louisville Metro Police Department, take-home vehicles

LOUISVILLE, KY - The City is denying financial responsibility for unspecified damages requested by the family of a victim killed by an off-duty officer in a city vehicle, according to The Courier-Journal.

Tags: Lawsuit, Louisville Metro government, off-duty, patrol vehicles, police officer, take-home vehicles

RICHMOND, VA – The former emergency management director accuses the City of giving reporters selective and damaging information about a $500 monthly automobile allowance received in addition to city vehicle access, according to the Richmond Times Dispatch.

Tags: court case, emergency management director, Lawsuit, legal suit, Richmond, VA

NEW YORK – A taxi industry group recently filed a lawsuit in federal court seeking to block a city requirement that all new taxis meet stringent fuel efficiency standards that would make most cabs hybrid vehicles.

Tags: hybrid, Lawsuit, New York City