Two of Howard Chabner's grandparents lived into their 90s, and doctors expect him to live a long life too. But Chabner, a Harvard-trained transactional lawyer who uses a wheelchair, was charged nearly double the standard life insurance premium. Is that legal? Chabner and his attorneys say no, and they've asked the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals to rule that charging a disabled man an arbitrarily high life insurance premium violates federal and state laws on equal access to public accommodations.
April 07, 2000 at 12:00 AM
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The original version of this story was published on Law.Com
Is that illegal?
Chabner and his attorneys claim it is, and they’ve asked the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit to rule that charging a disabled man an arbitrarily high life insurance premium violates federal and state laws on equal access to public accommodations.
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