Lawsuit Accuses Body Shop Of Hostility Toward Adjusters

Insurance giant Geico is asking a federal judge to free it from having to do business with a Tigard-based autobody shop, alleging in a lawsuit that continuing to do so puts its employees’ safety at risk - in violation of Oregon law. The insurer contends that Leif’s Auto Collision Centers and owner Leif Hansen use intimidation, delays and other abusive tactics to keep adjusters from inspecting vehicles, according to a lawsuit filed Tuesday in U.S. District Court in Portland. The suit also alleges that Leif’s misleads customers about repair delays, blaming them on Geico.