Legal Opinion
Body by Cook, Inc. v. State Farm Mut. Auto. Ins. Co.
District Court, E.D. Louisiana
Decided November 16, 2018No. CIVIL ACTION NO. 15-2177PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SUSIE MORGAN, UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE
This civil action involves a racial discrimination claim under 42 U.S.C. § 1981. Plaintiff, Body by Cook, Inc. ("BBC"), is an automotive repair shop located in Slidell, Louisiana, which is owned and operated by Robert Cook.2 Plaintiff alleges that, on numerous occasions, Robert Cook attempted to register BBC as a "Direct Repair Shop" through the Select Service Program of Defendant State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Co. ("State Farm").3 According to BBC, despite its many attempts to contract with State Farm, State Farm has "refused to contract with…
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