FORMER STATE FARM EMPLOYEE TESTIFIES THAT STATE FARM AGENTS AND EMPLOYEES REGULARLY FORGE CUSTOMER SIGNATURES

FORMER STATE FARM EMPLOYEE TESTIFIES THAT STATE FARM AGENTS AND EMPLOYEES REGULARLY FORGE CUSTOMER SIGNATURES:

  "In fact, American Home, which provides Errors and Omissions coverage for State Farm’s agents, refused to accept the tender in State Farm agents’ forgery cases as American Home stated that State Farm had ample notice of conduct of this type by its agents and that State Farm had taken no meaningful steps to correct the problem. Therefore, American Home’s position was that State Farm had ratified and authorized the agents’ conduct so that State Farm was responsible for claims arising out of this type of conduct. EDITOR'S NOTE: State Farm attempted to have Zuniga’s deposition sealed. They argued that there was strategic information which should not be disseminated to the public. The Second District Court of Appeals in California ruled that it could be made public State Farm v. Superior Court (Taylor), no.B106120(Cal.Ct.App. filed Apr. 22, 1997).