Chenell L. Smith v. Erie Insurance Group

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF INDIANA HAMMOND DIVISION CHENELL L. SMITH, ) ) Plaintiff, ) ) v. ) No. 2:25-CV-300-PPS-AZ ) ERIE INSURANCE GROUP, ) ) Defendant. ) OPINION AND ORDER Chenell Smith applied for a position as a principal agent with Erie Insurance Exchange (named in the operative complaint as Erie Insurance Group). As part of its review of her application, Erie ran a criminal background check on Smith and acquired a copy of her credit report. Erie first told Smith it had denied her application because of her criminal record but later amended its reasoning to…