Enlisted

California Judge Approves Class-Action Status for USAA Lawsuit: Allegations of Price Discrimination Against Enlisted Service Members

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Los Angeles, California – A federal judge in San Diego has granted class-action status to a lawsuit filed against USAA, a leading insurance company. The lawsuit, filed by enlisted service members Eileen-Gayle Coleman and Robert Castro, alleges that USAA practices differential treatment towards military officers and enlistees, favoring the former by directing enlisted personnel towards insurance policies with higher premiums. The lawsuit also questions whether USAA intentionally guides customers towards policies that deny them the lowest available premiums. Coleman, a Marine Corps radio operator, and Castro, an Army culinary specialist, argue that USAA’s pricing of … Read more

Federal Judge Grants Class-Action Status to Lawsuit Accusing USAA Insurance of Discrimination Against Enlisted Service Members

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SAN DIEGO (AP) — A federal judge in San Diego has granted class-action status to a lawsuit accusing USAA insurance of discriminatory pricing practices. The lawsuit, filed by two enlisted service members, alleges that USAA steered them into more expensive policies compared to those offered to officers. The judge’s ruling means that the case will proceed as a class-action, potentially impacting up to 200,000 policyholders in California who could be members of the represented class. The two enlisted plaintiffs, Eileen-Gayle Coleman, a Marine Corps radio operator, and Robert Castro, an Army culinary specialist, claim that … Read more