A Maryland federal court dismissed an insurance agent’s racial discrimination suit against several Erie Indemnity Co. units but will allow her to amend and refile her federal claim.
Two state law claims were dismissed entirely under the US District Court for the District of Maryland’s Monday order, allowing the Maryland Insurance Administration to exercise its primary jurisdiction.
Zerita L. Ross, who is African American and owns Ross Insurance Agency Inc., sued the Erie insurance carriers in August 2024. The lawsuit alleged “pervasive discrimination” by Erie and was “brought to secure the rights of the Plaintiffs to make and enforce contracts ...
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