Minority Contractor Business Discrimination Lawsuit

According to the April 9, 2009 issue of The Houston Sun, African American principals in a ten-year old construction company have filed a racial discrimination lawsuit in a Mississippi federal court against Toyota of North America, the State of Mississippi Development Authority and the Governor of Mississippi, alleging that their Jackson, Mississippi company was denied the opportunity to bid on the Toyota Plant construction project in Blue Springs, Mississippi as a prime contractor.  See, “Mississippi Minority Contractors File Civil Action Against Toyota of North America,” The Houston Sun, 4/9/09, p. 3.  An attorney for the plaintiffs was quoted in the article as saying that the bid process was racially discriminatory and is in violation of the Civil Rights Act of 1866, as codified at 42 U.S.C. Section 1981.  Id. 

Whether race discrimination in minority contract processes occurs in Mississippi, Texas or elsewhere, minority contractor discrimination victims may consult an attorney to determine if a discrimination lawsuit may ultimately be appropriate under the particular facts and circumstances of the potential discrimination claim.