Williams et al v. State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Co. et al

  1. September 06, 2023

    State Farm Can't Nix Black Agents' Revised Bias Claims

    State Farm can't narrow a proposed class action alleging it gave Black insurance agents less desirable work territories and lower compensation while subjecting them to higher scrutiny, an Illinois federal judge said Wednesday.

  2. July 06, 2022

    State Farm Must Face Black Agents' Race Discrimination Suit

    An Illinois federal judge has ruled that State Farm must face claims by a proposed class of former agents that it employed firm-wide policies and practices that subjected Black agents to higher scrutiny and discipline, but fewer business opportunities compared to agents of other races.