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PEOPLE v. ALAMO RENT A CAR

89 N.Y.2d 560 (1997)

678 N.E.2d 882

656 N.Y.S.2d 196

The People of the State of New York, by Dennis C. Vacco, as Attorney-General of the State of New York, Respondent, v. Alamo Rent a Car, Inc., Appellant. The People of the State of New York, by Dennis C. Vacco, as Attorney-General of the State of New York, Respondent, v. Budget Rent a Car Corporation, Appellant. The People of the State of New York, by Dennis C. Vacco, as Attorney-General of the State of New York, Respondent, v. Hertz Corporation, Appellant. The People of the State of New York, by Dennis C. Vacco, as Attorney-General of the State of New York, Respondent, v. National Car Rental System, Inc., Appellant. The People of the State of New York, by Dennis C. Vacco, as Attorney-General of the State of New York, Respondent, v. Avis Rent a Car System, Inc., Appellant. The People of the State of New York, by Dennis C. Vacco, as Attorney-General of the State of New York, Respondent, v. Enterprise Rent a Car, Inc., Appellant. The People of the State of New York, by Dennis C. Vacco, as Attorney-General of the State of New York, Respondent, v. Dollar Systems, Inc., Appellant. The People of the State of New York, by Dennis C. Vacco, as Attorney-General of the State of New York, Respondent, v. Thrifty Car Rental, Inc., Appellant.

Court of Appeals of the State of New York.

Decided March 27, 1997.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Cravath Swaine & Moore, New York City (Paul C. Saunders and Seth D. Gross of counsel), Saretsky Katz & Dranoff, P. C. (Alan G. Katz of counsel), LeBoeuf, Lamb, Greene & MacCrae (Taylor R. Briggs and Lorna McKenzie of counsel), Lankler Siffert & Wohl (John S. Siffert and Jennifer A. T. Grace of counsel), Rivkin, Radler & Kremer, Uniondale (Kenneth A. Novikoff of counsel), and Constantine & Partners, New York City (Lloyd Constantine, Mitchell C. Shapiro and Leslie Spasser of counsel), for appellants.

Dennis C. Vacco, Attorney-General, New York City (Thomas G. Conway, Barbara Gott Billet, Thomas Hughes, Shirley F. Sarna and Dina Piergrossi of counsel), for respondents.

Judges TITONE, BELLACOSA, SMITH, LEVINE, CIPARICK and WESLEY concur.

Chief Judge KAYE.

Directed at ending discrimination by car rental companies against young drivers, General Business Law § 391-g specifies that it is unlawful to refuse to rent motor vehicles to persons 18 or over solely on the basis of age "provided that insurance coverage for persons of such age is available." Is the New York Automobile Insurance Plan (NYAIP) "available" insurance coverage within the meaning...

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