Why are local judges and attorneys bargaining with this piece of human garbage? He was caught and convicted and should have the book thrown at him. He abused and spit in the face of the legal system he took an oath to uphold. As an “officer of the court”, he needs to be held to a higher standard than the average scumbag. He defrauded insurance companies out of millions of dollars over several years, lived the good life, and now that he finally got caught wants his fat southern a s s kissed by the system he raped. Lock him up and throw away the key.
The judge would not seal these dapositions and they are available for public review. Both of the Scruggs plead the 5th to every question except their name (even to their date of birth). In review of the questions asked of them, it sounds like State Farm knows of a lot of enethical and probable criminal activity going on with them and asked about it all. The questions are great to read.
Did you see the article about the teenager in Alabama who got 10 FREAKING years for torching a $5,000 VW? Dickie got 5 for a lifetime of corruption and defrauding people and insurance companies out of tens of millions? These southern cornhole judges suffer from a severe case of cranial rectosis.
Here isa link that will give you direct links to the depos of both Scruggs, plus the comments highlight a lot of the better questions asked. http://yallpolitics.com/index.php/yp/post/9982/
State Farm has history of not releasing recordsBy Anita Lee McClatchy Newspapers In some cases, State Farm’s top leadership prefers not to share or even keep records that offer insight into how policyholder claims are handled, according to court records. Chairman and CEO Edward B. Rust Jr. said in sworn testimony earlier this month that no minutes are kept of quarterly meetings held by the company’s top management, the Chairman’s Council, and that policyholders have no right to information about an investigation State Farm Insurance Cos. has ordered of its relationship with Haag Engineering Co. State Farm spokesman Phil Supple said the company doesn’t “intend to-;try this-;case in the media.” “State Farm stands by testimony given by President and Vice Chairman Vince Trosino, who said when asked about these allegations, ‘It’s not part of our system. It’s not part of our core values. It’s not what made us the most successful property and casualty insurer, life insurer, in the country.'” Juries in two states, Texas and Oklahoma, have found Haag provided biased reports to State Farm to minimize or deny policyholder claims. Mississippi’s attorney general currently is conducting a grand jury investigation to determine whether State Farm and other insurers denied Hurricane Katrina claims through the use of fraudulent engineering reports. Haag denies bias, but State Farm suspended business with the company in June and ordered an independent investigation after an Oklahoma jury awarded a total of $13 million to a policyholder over tornado damages. Subsequent trials are set to determine damages for 70 other policyholders, all of whom had claims investigated by Haag. In past court cases, judges have chastised and even fined State Farm for withholding records the company was ordered to produce. Evidence the company destroyed documents has been presented in several cases. In the Oklahoma case, after State Farm finally turned over to the court a “claims legal research” DVD and other records, Judge Richard G. Van Dyck told company attorneys “As I was watching these tapes I just want to say this for the record, the hair on the back of my neck did — did stand up because I was seeing things there that early on in this case I was told by (State Farm) defense counsel didn’t exist and couldn’t be produced. So I’m not real happy with that and I want to remind all counsel that their ethical responsibilities as attorneys outweigh the wishes of their clients.” Gary T. Fye, an expert in the analysis of disputed insurance claims who lives in Nevada, often testifies in insurance cases. Fye, who said he has testified on behalf of policyholders and insurance companies, has provided the courts information on State Farm’s history of destroying and withholding records. In 1998, Fye wrote in a Florida case “I have been witnessing document destruction, concealment, and obstruction of discovery by State Farm for many years in connection with my review of internal claim practices documents of the insurer. I have accumulated certain Exhibits which show the company’s goals and objectives for document handling by its employees. The documents show close to 28 years of intentional destruction, concealment and distortion of claim practices records.” In some cases, company executives did not keep records. Jeff Marr, the attorney suing State Farm in Oklahoma, took sworn testimony Sept. 6 from Rust. Topics included Rust’s Chairman’s Council, made up of top State Farm executives. The group, which includes the company’s general counsel, meets quarterly. Marr was fishing for records of those meetings that he could subpoena for his lawsuit. “Certainly,” Marr asked Rust, “you keep records of the quarterly meetings where the entire Chairman’s Council is present?” “We have an agenda,” Rust said, “but minutes in that, no.” “Why not?” Marr asked. Rust replied, “Never felt a need to.” Marr later asked, “Are there any written agendas that are available should I choose to request them in the lawsuit?” “I’m not sure what might be available,” Rust said. Rust also said policyholders, who essentially own the private mutual company, are not entitled to know what the Chairman’s Council discusses or decides about litigation against State Farm, citing attorney-client privilege. Marr questioned why the company would withhold information from policyholders, who own State Farm. “Well, again,” said Rust (who has a law degree), “I’m not an expert in the area, but I think as you find — even if I’m a shareholder in a publicly traded company, there are things that are not — you know, I do not have access to.” Marr later asked if policyholders have a right to see documents from State Farm’s investigation of Haag. “No,” Rust said. “Why not?” Marr asked. “Is it privileged?” Rust said, “I believe so.” (c) 2006, The Sun Herald (Biloxi, Miss.).
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The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit has ordered a federal district court in Oregon to determine whether the public can see court records and evidence in a consumer fraud case that State Farm Insurance Company has battled for eight years to keep secret. On June 18, 2003, the Court of Appeals issued a long-awaited decision in State Farm v. Foltz reversing a trial court ruling that permitted the blanket sealing of discovery materials and court records in a consumer fraud case against State Farm Insurance Company. Trial Lawyers for Public Justice (TLPJ), a nationwide public interest law firm that intervened in the case on behalf of several non-profit groups that monitor insurance fraud, had urged the Court to rule as it did.
The information, which has been under seal since the underlying case against State Farm settled in 1998, may contain important evidence of abusive insurance practices. The Court of Appeals ruled that the documents were improperly sealed without any demonstration of a legitimate need for secrecy, and sent the case back to the trial court to decide whether a compelling interest exists to justify sealing evidence of State Farm’s misconduct.
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Why are local judges and attorneys bargaining with this piece of human garbage? He was caught and convicted and should have the book thrown at him. He abused and spit in the face of the legal system he took an oath to uphold. As an “officer of the court”, he needs to be held to a higher standard than the average scumbag. He defrauded insurance companies out of millions of dollars over several years, lived the good life, and now that he finally got caught wants his fat southern a s s kissed by the system he raped. Lock him up and throw away the key.
The judge would not seal these dapositions and they are available for public review. Both of the Scruggs plead the 5th to every question except their name (even to their date of birth). In review of the questions asked of them, it sounds like State Farm knows of a lot of enethical and probable criminal activity going on with them and asked about it all. The questions are great to read.
Did you see the article about the teenager in Alabama who got 10 FREAKING years for torching a $5,000 VW? Dickie got 5 for a lifetime of corruption and defrauding people and insurance companies out of tens of millions? These southern cornhole judges suffer from a severe case of cranial rectosis.
Does anyone have a link to the questions?
sa………do you have anything to say or is your purpose in life to ask stupid questions and criticize others?
Here isa link that will give you direct links to the depos of both Scruggs, plus the comments highlight a lot of the better questions asked.
http://yallpolitics.com/index.php/yp/post/9982/
Thanks for the link….good reading
State Farm has history of not releasing recordsBy Anita Lee McClatchy Newspapers In some cases, State Farm’s top leadership prefers not to share or even keep records that offer insight into how policyholder claims are handled, according to court records. Chairman and CEO Edward B. Rust Jr. said in sworn testimony earlier this month that no minutes are kept of quarterly meetings held by the company’s top management, the Chairman’s Council, and that policyholders have no right to information about an investigation State Farm Insurance Cos. has ordered of its relationship with Haag Engineering Co. State Farm spokesman Phil Supple said the company doesn’t “intend to-;try this-;case in the media.” “State Farm stands by testimony given by President and Vice Chairman Vince Trosino, who said when asked about these allegations, ‘It’s not part of our system. It’s not part of our core values. It’s not what made us the most successful property and casualty insurer, life insurer, in the country.'” Juries in two states, Texas and Oklahoma, have found Haag provided biased reports to State Farm to minimize or deny policyholder claims. Mississippi’s attorney general currently is conducting a grand jury investigation to determine whether State Farm and other insurers denied Hurricane Katrina claims through the use of fraudulent engineering reports. Haag denies bias, but State Farm suspended business with the company in June and ordered an independent investigation after an Oklahoma jury awarded a total of $13 million to a policyholder over tornado damages. Subsequent trials are set to determine damages for 70 other policyholders, all of whom had claims investigated by Haag. In past court cases, judges have chastised and even fined State Farm for withholding records the company was ordered to produce. Evidence the company destroyed documents has been presented in several cases. In the Oklahoma case, after State Farm finally turned over to the court a “claims legal research” DVD and other records, Judge Richard G. Van Dyck told company attorneys “As I was watching these tapes I just want to say this for the record, the hair on the back of my neck did — did stand up because I was seeing things there that early on in this case I was told by (State Farm) defense counsel didn’t exist and couldn’t be produced. So I’m not real happy with that and I want to remind all counsel that their ethical responsibilities as attorneys outweigh the wishes of their clients.” Gary T. Fye, an expert in the analysis of disputed insurance claims who lives in Nevada, often testifies in insurance cases. Fye, who said he has testified on behalf of policyholders and insurance companies, has provided the courts information on State Farm’s history of destroying and withholding records. In 1998, Fye wrote in a Florida case “I have been witnessing document destruction, concealment, and obstruction of discovery by State Farm for many years in connection with my review of internal claim practices documents of the insurer. I have accumulated certain Exhibits which show the company’s goals and objectives for document handling by its employees. The documents show close to 28 years of intentional destruction, concealment and distortion of claim practices records.” In some cases, company executives did not keep records. Jeff Marr, the attorney suing State Farm in Oklahoma, took sworn testimony Sept. 6 from Rust. Topics included Rust’s Chairman’s Council, made up of top State Farm executives. The group, which includes the company’s general counsel, meets quarterly. Marr was fishing for records of those meetings that he could subpoena for his lawsuit. “Certainly,” Marr asked Rust, “you keep records of the quarterly meetings where the entire Chairman’s Council is present?” “We have an agenda,” Rust said, “but minutes in that, no.” “Why not?” Marr asked. Rust replied, “Never felt a need to.” Marr later asked, “Are there any written agendas that are available should I choose to request them in the lawsuit?” “I’m not sure what might be available,” Rust said. Rust also said policyholders, who essentially own the private mutual company, are not entitled to know what the Chairman’s Council discusses or decides about litigation against State Farm, citing attorney-client privilege. Marr questioned why the company would withhold information from policyholders, who own State Farm. “Well, again,” said Rust (who has a law degree), “I’m not an expert in the area, but I think as you find — even if I’m a shareholder in a publicly traded company, there are things that are not — you know, I do not have access to.” Marr later asked if policyholders have a right to see documents from State Farm’s investigation of Haag. “No,” Rust said. “Why not?” Marr asked. “Is it privileged?” Rust said, “I believe so.” (c) 2006, The Sun Herald (Biloxi, Miss.).
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The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit has ordered a federal district court in Oregon to determine whether the public can see court records and evidence in a consumer fraud case that State Farm Insurance Company has battled for eight years to keep secret. On June 18, 2003, the Court of Appeals issued a long-awaited decision in State Farm v. Foltz reversing a trial court ruling that permitted the blanket sealing of discovery materials and court records in a consumer fraud case against State Farm Insurance Company. Trial Lawyers for Public Justice (TLPJ), a nationwide public interest law firm that intervened in the case on behalf of several non-profit groups that monitor insurance fraud, had urged the Court to rule as it did.
The information, which has been under seal since the underlying case against State Farm settled in 1998, may contain important evidence of abusive insurance practices. The Court of Appeals ruled that the documents were improperly sealed without any demonstration of a legitimate need for secrecy, and sent the case back to the trial court to decide whether a compelling interest exists to justify sealing evidence of State Farm’s misconduct.
“You can’t have corporate accountability if you have unnecessary court secrecy.”