United States Eighth Circuit
Saunders v. Farmers Ins. Exch., 05-2225, 05-2228, 05-2231
Dismissal of complaints against insurers brought under the Fair Housing Act and federal civil rights laws alleging discriminatory policies with regards to homeowners insurance for residents of minority neighborhoods is reversed in part as to certain price discrimination claims where the district court erred in invoking the judicially created filed rate doctrine.
Appellate Information
- Decided 03/08/2006
- Published 03/08/2006
Judges
- LOKEN, Chief Judge., Before LOKEN, Chief Judge, FAGG and BYE, Circuit Judges.
Court
- United States Eighth Circuit
Counsel
- For Appellant:
- Michael D. Lieder, Latif Doman and Eden B. Gaines, Washington DC., Sylvester James, Jr., Kansas City, MO, for appellants., R. Lawrence Ward and Mark A. Olthoff, Kansas City, MO., Cynthia T. Andreason, Washington DC., for Farmers Insurance Exchange, Fire Insurance Exchange, and Mid-Century Insurance Company., John L. Oberdorfer, Jamie S. Gardner, and Jeanne Liedtka, Washington DC, David T.M. Powell and Alok Ahuja, Kansas City, MO, for American Family Mutual Insurance Company., Jack L. Whitacre and Michael C. Leitch, Kansas City, MO, Shelter General Insurance Company and Shelter Mutual Insurance Company.