Bush Signed Texas Bill Curbing Lawsuits but Filed One Himself

George W. Bush, who as Texas governor advocated and signed legislation limiting civil lawsuits, filed a case of his own against a rental car agency over a minor accident involving one of his daughters.

Bush, the Republican presidential nominee, sued Enterprise Rent-A-Car in Austin, Texas, for the Sept. 8, 1998, accident, according to an article in Saturday’s New York Daily News. The April 1999 civil suit was filed in Austin, the newspaper said.

Lawyers familiar with Texas insurance law told the paper the type of lawsuit Bush filed probably was unnecessary because his insurance policy would have handled the costs.

Bush’s lawyer, Sean Breen, said the case was settled for about $2,000.

No one was hurt in the accident. The lawsuit said that Bush’s 1995 Jeep was hit while one of Bush’s twin daughters, Jenna, was driving “in a careful and prudent manner,” and that Enterprise shared blame because it had rented a car to a driver whose license was suspended.