CHICO, Calif. — The Muslim owner of a tire shop in Paradise, California, that was incinerated in the Camp Fire sued Nationwide Insurance in Butte County Court, claiming its adjuster responded to his expert’s claim for $175,000 by saying: “I am not paying either your bid or our bid. That Arab doesn’t need more money!”
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