Both sides claimed victory after a California judge issued a preliminary ruling in a discrimination lawsuit filed by several agents against the California State Automobile Association.
The case was scheduled for trial Oct. 20, after Alameda County Superior Court Judge Winifred Smith denied the auto insurer's motion for a summary judgment even as she rejected some of the plaintiff's claims.
In her ruling, the judge concluded that while the plaintiffs had enough evidence to raise the issue of whether discrimination against non-English speakers played a role in their firing, CSAA was not required to show cause for dismissing them under the terms of their employment and had not made any defamatory statements about the agents.
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