Federal Judge: No Evidence Insured’s Race Prompted Insurer’s Coverage Decisions

Mealey's (November 6, 2017, 10:42 AM EST) -- LITTLE ROCK, Ark. — An Arkansas federal judge on Oct. 27 dismissed with prejudice an insured’s 42 U.S. Code Section 1981 claim against his insurer, finding that there was no evidence that the insured’s race prompted the insurer’s coverage decisions regarding damage caused by two storms (Kasib Tauheed Bilal v. IDS Property & Casualty Insurance Co., No. 16-675, E.D. Ark., 2017 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 178317)....