Filed Date: Feb. 1, 1982
Closed Date: Jan. 6, 1984
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Plaintiff, a terminated insurance company employee, filed suit in the U.S. District Court for the Western District of North Carolina, alleging that his termination was the result of redlining prohibited by the Sherman Act, 15 U.S.C. 1; federal civil rights statutes, 42 U.S.C. 1981, 1982; the Fair Housing Act, 42 U.S.C. 3601-3619; and the North Carolina Unfair Trade Practices Act, N.C.G.S. 75-1. U.S. District Court Judge Robert D. Potter granted the Defendant-insurance company's motion to dismiss, finding that the McCarran-Ferguson Act, 15 U.S.C. 1011, immunized the Defendant from suit for allegations of redlining.
On January 6, 1984, the Fourth Circuit affirmed the dismissal, but on different grounds. The appellate court found that the McCarran-Ferguson Act did immunize the Defendant from suit under antitrust laws, but that the Plaintiff lacked standing to bring a claim under the remaining statutes because he was merely a terminated employee rather than a rejected home applicant or borrower. Mackey v. Nationwide Ins. Cos., 724 F.2d 419 (4th Cir. 1984).
Summary Authors
Andrew Nash (6/2/2008)
Ervin, Samuel James III (North Carolina)
Haynsworth, Clement Furman Jr. (South Carolina)
Widener, Hiram Emory Jr. (Virginia)
Nockleby, John T. (North Carolina)
Goldman, Jeffrey S. (Illinois)
Ervin, Samuel James III (North Carolina)
Haynsworth, Clement Furman Jr. (South Carolina)
Widener, Hiram Emory Jr. (Virginia)
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Docket sheet not available via the Clearinghouse.State / Territory: North Carolina
Case Type(s):
Fair Housing/Lending/Insurance
Key Dates
Filing Date: Feb. 1, 1982
Closing Date: Jan. 6, 1984
Case Ongoing: No
Plaintiffs
Plaintiff Description:
Plaintiff, a former employee of the defendant, an insurance company, brought suit against the defendant after his employment was terminated. He alleged that the defendant's practice of redlining violated federal statutes and caused him economic harm.
Plaintiff Type(s):
Public Interest Lawyer: No
Filed Pro Se: Unknown
Class Action Sought: No
Class Action Outcome: Not sought
Defendants
Nationwide Insurance Companies, Private Entity/Person
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Prevailing Party: Defendant
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