Contact:	Caroline Holland (202) 543-1440 c.holland@att.net
For Release:	Immediate News Bulletin PR-6 Jan. 24, 2008

Allstate Insurance Company Files U.S. Supreme Court Reply Brief

WASHINGTON, D.C., Jan. 24, 2008 - Allstate Insurance Company has filed a reply brief to the U.S. Supreme Court regarding the Texas statute prohibiting insurance companies from owning collision repair shops. This reply brief comes following the Automotive Service Association's (ASA's) response and Allstate's appeal after the U.S. Court of Appeals, 5th Circuit, New Orleans, affirmed the District Court ruling in the case of Allstate Insurance Co., et al., Appellants-Appellees v. Greg Abbott, Etc., et al., v. Automotive Service Association, et al. on Aug. 1, 2007.

To view the reply brief, visit ASA's legislative Web site, www.TakingTheHill.com. The link can be found by clicking the "Press Center" tab and then "References and Bills."

The Automotive Service Association is the largest not-for-profit trade association of its kind dedicated to and governed by independent automotive service and repair professionals. ASA serves an international membership base that includes numerous affiliate, state and chapter groups from both the mechanical and collision repair segments of the automotive service industry. ASA's headquarters is in Bedford, Texas.

ASA advances professionalism and excellence in the automotive repair industry through education, representation and member services. For additional information about ASA, including past news releases, go to www.ASAshop.org, or visit ASA's legislative Web site at www.TakingTheHill.com.

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