Three former policyholders filed a federal lawsuit Monday against Geico, alleging that the company discriminates against blacks by using education and employment status to rate customers' risk.
The suit, for which the plaintiffs seek class action status, was filed in the U.S. District Court for the District of Minnesota in Minneapolis.
Geico, based in Chevy Chase, Md., did not return a call for comment.
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