Federal Court Dismisses Remaining Claims in Safelite Suit

A federal court judge dismissed the final three claims yesterday in an Independent Glass Association (IGA)-backed lawsuit against Safelite Group, Inc., parent company of Safelite Solutions LLC and Safelite Fulfillment, Inc.

The ruling was made by Judge Ann D. Montgomery of the United States District Court of Minnesota in the case of Independent Glass Association, Inc., et al. v. Safelite Group, Inc., et al. (Case No. 05-238 ADM/AJB).

The lawsuit was filed in February 2005 by the Independent Glass Association (IGA), a Minnesota consumer, a Nebraska consumer, and an unidentified Minnesota insurance adjuster. The court dismissed the IGA’s claims of unfair competition under the federal Lanham Act, along with its claims of common law fraud, deceptive trade practices, violation of Minnesota’s Consumer Fraud Act, False Advertising Act and state insurance adjuster licensing laws on Aug. 26, 2005.

Columbus, Ohio-based Safelite Group, Inc., provides property and casualty claims management solutions and auto glass products and services. Safelite Group is the parent company of Safelite Fulfillment, Inc., the nation’s largest provider of auto glass repair and replacement services, Safelite Glass Corp., a leading fabricator of aftermarket windshields, and Safelite Solutions LLC, an administrator of property and casualty claims.

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