Garcia v. Vanguard Car Rental USA, Inc.

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

• stating that under the canon against surplusage, “we strive to give effect to every word and provision in a statute when possible”
• explaining that “[w]e may consult legislative history to elucidate a statute’s ambiguous or vague terms,” but “when we consult legislative history, we do so with due regard for its well-known limitations and dangers”
• finding Graves Amendment preempts inconsistent Florida law, stating “[a] valid federal statute preempts any state law with which it actually conflicts.”
• noting Congress drew a distinction “ ‘between liability based on the companies’ own negligence and that of their lessees”
• explaining that courts “may consult legislative history to elucidate a statute’s ambiguous or vague terms, but legislative history cannot be used to contradict unambiguous statutory text or to read an ambiguity into a statute which is otherwise clear on its face”
• stating under the canon against surplusage, “we strive to give effect to every word and provision in a statute when possible”

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).