ADVISORY/Local Insurance Agent Files Injunction Against 21st Century Insurance Group.Business Editors/Assignment Desks ADVISORY...for Tuesday (June 17) --(BUSINESS WIRE)
WHAT: PRESS CONFERENCE announcing the details of a case involving a
local black businessman battling 21st Century Insurance Group
WHO: Alfred George, owner of 21st Century Insurance and Financial
Services; family; ministers; attorneys; community activists;
and business organizations
WHEN: Tuesday, June 17, 2003 at 11:00 AM
WHERE: Lobby of 6565 Sunset Blvd. (between Cahuenga and Highland),
90028
CONTACT: Pat Tobin or Sharif Frink, Tobin & Associates, (323) 856-0827
KEY POINTS -- Alfred George, owner of Los Angeles-based 21st Century Insurance and Financial Services The examples and perspective in this article or section may not represent a worldwide view of the subject. Please [ improve this article] or discuss the issue on the talk page. for the past 13 years, files a counter-claim against 21st Century Insurance Group (formerly known as 20th Century Insurance) over the use of the name "21st Century Insurance" in Los Angeles Los Angeles (lôs ăn`jələs, lŏs, ăn`jəlēz'), city (1990 pop. 3,485,398), seat of Los Angeles co., S Calif.; inc. 1850. County. Mr. George is George I, king of Greece George I, 1845–1913, king of the Hellenes (1863–1913), second son of Christian IX of Denmark. After the deposition (1862) of Otto I, he was elected to succeed on the throne of Greece. also seeking a permanent injunction permanent injunction n. a final order of a court that a person or entity refrain from certain activities permanently or take certain actions (usually to correct a nuisance) until completed. against the Insurance Group from using the name "21st Century Insurance" in Los Angeles County. -- Mr. George received a letter and a complaint filed against him from 21st Century Insurance Group demanding him to change the name of his 13-year-old business. Public records show first use of "21st Century" by the insurance giant only in 1999. -- Attorneys are the LAW OFFICES OF JONATHAN STEIN Stein , William Howard 1911-1980. American biochemist. He shared a 1972 Nobel Prize for pioneering studies of ribonuclease. and Mansfield Collins of Collins, Mesereau, Reddock & Yu, LLP LLP - Lower Layer Protocol -- "The pending action reveals vestiges of the historical attitudes of prejudices encountered by hard-working African Americans. The 20th Century Insurance Group's conduct in suing an African-American businessman because they want to take his hard-earned and well-deserved business name, is typical of the many problems the African-American community has with insurance companies," says Co-counsel, Mansfield Collins of Collins, Mesereau, Reddock & Yu, LLP. "Other industries have shown willingness to substantially change the historical manner in which they often times discriminated against African-Americans. 20th wants to change its name but not the manner in which it conducts business with the African-American community. In 2003 this is still an ongoing problem and this case will shed light on unfair redlining Identifying text that has been changed in a word processing document by displaying it in a special color, for example. It allows the original author of the text or other users to see ongoing revisions. The term comes from manual editing where a red pen is used to mark up the pages. business practices that are racially motivated mo·ti·vate tr.v. mo·ti·vat·ed, mo·ti·vat·ing, mo·ti·vates To provide with an incentive; move to action; impel. mo and hidden by economic profiling." |
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