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THOMPSON v. METROPOLITAN LIFE INS. CO.

No. 00 Civ. 5071(HB).

149 F.Supp.2d 38 (2001)

Karl THOMPSON, et at., Plaintiffs, v. METROPOLITAN LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY, Defendant.

United States District Court, S.D. New York.

June 27, 2001.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Regina L. Lapolla, Melvyn I. Weiss, Brad N. Friedman, Barry A. Weprin, Milberg, Weiss, Bershad, Hynes & Lerach, L.L.P., New York City, John J. Stoia, Jr., Theodore J. Pindar, Jobeth Halper, Milberg, Weiss, Bershad, Hynes & Lerach, L.L.P., San Diego, CA, Andrew S. Friedman, Bonnett, Fairbourn, Friedman & Balint, P.C., Phoenix, AZ, W. Christian Hoyer, Christa L. Collins, James, Hoyer, Newcomer & Smiljanich, P.A., Tampa, FL, Herman Watson, Jr., Rebekah Keith, Watson, Jimmerson, Givhan & Martin, P.C., Huntsville, AL, Joe Whatley, Charlene P. Cullen, Whatley & Drake, L.L.C., Birmingham, AL, for Plaintiffs.

Colby A. Smith, Bruce E. Yannett, Debevoise & Plimpton, New York City, for Defendant.

OPINION & ORDER

BAER, District Judge.

Plaintiffs bring this putative class action pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1981 and § 1982 seeking redress for what they allege was defendant Metropolitan Life Insurance Company's ("MetLife") pattern of intentional racial discrimination against nonCaucasians in sales of industrial insurance policies from the late 1800s through the 1970s. MetLife has moved for summary judgment arguing that the statute of...

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