Aug 21, 2010
Urban Dictionary: State Farm Sucks
Urban Dictionary: State Farm Sucks: "State Farm Sucks 180 up, 3 down
Publicly expressing outrage at a corporate entity that has ripped you off or has committed some other heinous offense. 'Calling a Company Out' in public. Outing a corporation for fraudulent, bad acts or policy. Setting up a website for the purpose of exposing the bad acts of the corporation. Engaging in a Marketing Campaign in order to publicize (and shame) the bad company. Approximately equivalent to 'going postal' on a corporation, only in a digital manner. Also, see 'STATEFARMSUCKS'. Phrase came into popular use in 2009-2010, after a widow & two little girls publicized their horrendous experience with State Farm Insurance. See 'STATE FARM SUCKS' Website."
Publicly expressing outrage at a corporate entity that has ripped you off or has committed some other heinous offense. 'Calling a Company Out' in public. Outing a corporation for fraudulent, bad acts or policy. Setting up a website for the purpose of exposing the bad acts of the corporation. Engaging in a Marketing Campaign in order to publicize (and shame) the bad company. Approximately equivalent to 'going postal' on a corporation, only in a digital manner. Also, see 'STATEFARMSUCKS'. Phrase came into popular use in 2009-2010, after a widow & two little girls publicized their horrendous experience with State Farm Insurance. See 'STATE FARM SUCKS' Website."
CampusTweet | Wow, this lady is hopping mad at State Farm. I'...
CampusTweet | Wow, this lady is hopping mad at State Farm. I'...: "Home, STATE FARM SUCKS, State Farm Insurance, STATEFARMSUCKS, Angela Russell, STATE FARM CEO ED RUST JR
http://statefarmsucks.homestead.com/"
http://statefarmsucks.homestead.com/"
NEMS360.com - News, Business, Classifieds, and Events in Northeast Mississippi
NEMS360.com - News, Business, Classifieds, and Events in Northeast Mississippi: "In the new court filing, which will be posted electronically Thursday, he also accuses:
- Tony Farese, prominent Ashland lawyer, of secretly negotiating a plea bargain with prosecutors for then-Booneville plaintiffs attorney Joey Langston’s cooperation against Zach and his father, Richard Scruggs, while Farese was Zach’s attorney in late 2007.
- The U.S. government and the FBI of creating the judicial bribery scheme, which led to indictments against him, his father, a law partner and two others Nov. 28, 2007. And prosecutors, who allegedly lied to the court that Zach Scruggs was part of another judicial bribery accusation involving Judge Bobby DeLaughter of Hinds County.
- Judge Henry Lackey of Calhoun City of allowing himself to be used by the government for months to set up the attempted bribery, rather than deciding whether the lawsuit against Scruggs and others should go to arbitration or let another judge decide.
Zach Scruggs “committed no federal crime,” the motion states. “Indeed, as will be explained, he is actually innocent of all charges.”"
- Tony Farese, prominent Ashland lawyer, of secretly negotiating a plea bargain with prosecutors for then-Booneville plaintiffs attorney Joey Langston’s cooperation against Zach and his father, Richard Scruggs, while Farese was Zach’s attorney in late 2007.
- The U.S. government and the FBI of creating the judicial bribery scheme, which led to indictments against him, his father, a law partner and two others Nov. 28, 2007. And prosecutors, who allegedly lied to the court that Zach Scruggs was part of another judicial bribery accusation involving Judge Bobby DeLaughter of Hinds County.
- Judge Henry Lackey of Calhoun City of allowing himself to be used by the government for months to set up the attempted bribery, rather than deciding whether the lawsuit against Scruggs and others should go to arbitration or let another judge decide.
Zach Scruggs “committed no federal crime,” the motion states. “Indeed, as will be explained, he is actually innocent of all charges.”"
NEMS360.com - News, Business, Classifieds, and Events in Northeast Mississippi
NEMS360.com - News, Business, Classifieds, and Events in Northeast Mississippi: "OXFORD – Zach Scruggs says new evidence and legal developments show he’s innocent of federal charges that sent him to prison in a judicial bribery scandal that rocked Mississippi’s legal world.
Scruggs, 36, of Oxford today filed a request the U.S. District Court to give him a hearing to prove his innocence and to throw out his 2008 conviction. He said a recent U.S. Supreme Court decision wipes away the crime to which he insists he had no choice but to plead guilty.
In March 2008, Scruggs pleaded guilty to not reporting that he knew about a crime, which was an illegal conversation with the judge in a legal-fees lawsuit over Hurricane Katrina insurance cases. The government said the chat led to a scheme to deprive the public of Circuit Judge Henry Lackey’s “honest services.”
Recently, the U.S. Supreme Court narrowed the honest services law to pertain only to bribery and kickbacks, which Scruggs and others say is not what he pleaded guilty to."
Scruggs, 36, of Oxford today filed a request the U.S. District Court to give him a hearing to prove his innocence and to throw out his 2008 conviction. He said a recent U.S. Supreme Court decision wipes away the crime to which he insists he had no choice but to plead guilty.
In March 2008, Scruggs pleaded guilty to not reporting that he knew about a crime, which was an illegal conversation with the judge in a legal-fees lawsuit over Hurricane Katrina insurance cases. The government said the chat led to a scheme to deprive the public of Circuit Judge Henry Lackey’s “honest services.”
Recently, the U.S. Supreme Court narrowed the honest services law to pertain only to bribery and kickbacks, which Scruggs and others say is not what he pleaded guilty to."
Scruggs, Minor, and some legal odds and ends (pun intended) – Nielsen, Wilson, Robie and Tort Reform slabbed
Scruggs, Minor, and some legal odds and ends (pun intended) – Nielsen, Wilson, Robie and Tort Reform slabbed: "Scruggs, Minor, and some legal odds and ends (pun intended) – Nielsen, Wilson, Robie and Tort Reform
JANUARY 28, 2010
tags: Branch qui tam, Ed Peters, Gerald Nielsen, James R. Robie, McIntosh v State Farm, Rigsby Qui Tam, Tort Reform, USA v Minor, Wilson v Scruggs, Young v Scruggs
by nowdoucit
The “drafts file” is overflowing (again) and time is short (again) – nothing to do but pull a handful of things I think worth a mention and go for what Sop has called a “round-up” post.
First up is an update on Young v Scruggs – brief because the case is stuck on proper service of the summons issued to Dick Scruggs, a discussion I passed on recenty when reporting Defendant’s Rebuttal."
JANUARY 28, 2010
tags: Branch qui tam, Ed Peters, Gerald Nielsen, James R. Robie, McIntosh v State Farm, Rigsby Qui Tam, Tort Reform, USA v Minor, Wilson v Scruggs, Young v Scruggs
by nowdoucit
The “drafts file” is overflowing (again) and time is short (again) – nothing to do but pull a handful of things I think worth a mention and go for what Sop has called a “round-up” post.
First up is an update on Young v Scruggs – brief because the case is stuck on proper service of the summons issued to Dick Scruggs, a discussion I passed on recenty when reporting Defendant’s Rebuttal."
Public Relations Princess
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Ragan's PR Daily has taken me on as a contributing editor. That means, every day, rain or shine, I get to scour the Web for interesting stories, trends, and funny stories that might amuse my fellow PR Professionals. I love to read all the most popular sites like Mashable, but I'd also like to find sources off the beaten path."
Ragan's PR Daily has taken me on as a contributing editor. That means, every day, rain or shine, I get to scour the Web for interesting stories, trends, and funny stories that might amuse my fellow PR Professionals. I love to read all the most popular sites like Mashable, but I'd also like to find sources off the beaten path."
Zach and the “noise makers” – the Zach Scruggs’ Motion to Vacate Conviction slabbed
Zach and the “noise makers” – the Zach Scruggs’ Motion to Vacate Conviction slabbed: "If that doesn’t sicken you, see if you have the stomach for this:
Through all this, Judge Lackey admits that Balducci never offered him any money for resolving the case favorably to the Scruggs Katrina Group (“SKG”). See Exh. “N,” at 76-80. Thus, on the undisputed facts, it was the Government, not the defendants, that “repeatedly played the role of inducers,” and transformed this case from an incident of earwigging (a non-crime under Skilling) to a demand for money…
But even then, Movant had absolutely no connection to or knowledge of the Government’s bribery scheme. The proof is documentary. While Balducci was unaware that he was on camera, he promised Judge Lackey that Dick Scruggs did not know about any of this and that he would never know of it. Balducci repeatedly made this point: “this is just between you and me…This is just between me and you. …There ain’t another soul in the world that knows about this, ok?” Exh. “R”, 9/27/2007 Recording Tr. at 8-9."
Through all this, Judge Lackey admits that Balducci never offered him any money for resolving the case favorably to the Scruggs Katrina Group (“SKG”). See Exh. “N,” at 76-80. Thus, on the undisputed facts, it was the Government, not the defendants, that “repeatedly played the role of inducers,” and transformed this case from an incident of earwigging (a non-crime under Skilling) to a demand for money…
But even then, Movant had absolutely no connection to or knowledge of the Government’s bribery scheme. The proof is documentary. While Balducci was unaware that he was on camera, he promised Judge Lackey that Dick Scruggs did not know about any of this and that he would never know of it. Balducci repeatedly made this point: “this is just between you and me…This is just between me and you. …There ain’t another soul in the world that knows about this, ok?” Exh. “R”, 9/27/2007 Recording Tr. at 8-9."
Zach and the “noise makers” – the Zach Scruggs’ Motion to Vacate Conviction slabbed
Zach and the “noise makers” – the Zach Scruggs’ Motion to Vacate Conviction slabbed: "Even when Judge Lackey speculated to the contrary, “I would think Mr. Scruggs would have to know something,” Balducci disabused him of the notion. Id. Likewise, the wiretaps show Steve Patterson telling Balducci that P.L. Blake, who was supposedly serving as an intermediary for Dick Scruggs, himself did not know of the purpose of the $40,000 that he would later ask Mr. Scruggs to pay to Mr. Balducci. Exh. “S”, 9/27/2007 Recording Tr. at 2-3. Of course, Movant was in even less of a position to know about the plot that Judge Lackey and the Government had hatched since Movant had no involvement with the money.
Only when Balducci was arrested and submitted to the Government’s compulsion did his story change.12 The Government thus not only created the crime, they also then wove a larger and larger net, until they caught their pre-chosen prey."
Only when Balducci was arrested and submitted to the Government’s compulsion did his story change.12 The Government thus not only created the crime, they also then wove a larger and larger net, until they caught their pre-chosen prey."
Zach and the “noise makers” – the Zach Scruggs’ Motion to Vacate Conviction slabbed
Zach and the “noise makers” – the Zach Scruggs’ Motion to Vacate Conviction slabbed: "“the government’s early story to the court that Zach Scruggs knew about an alleged scheme to bribe another judge was not true. A magistrate judge and Joey Langston, then a Booneville attorney who pleaded guilty in that scheme, say so in statements under oath”.
Now-retired prosecutor Tom Dawson, in his book “King of Torts,” says that story to the court, that Langston was going to testify to that effect, greatly increased Zach Scruggs’ peril of long prison time and deep financial consequences, should a jury have convicted him of being part of the attempted bribery of Circuit Judge Henry Lackey of Calhoun City.
That pressure on Zach Scruggs was key to his guilty plea, most informed observers and Dawson say. But we don’t learn about the sworn statements contradicting that story until this new document notes the affidavits…."
Now-retired prosecutor Tom Dawson, in his book “King of Torts,” says that story to the court, that Langston was going to testify to that effect, greatly increased Zach Scruggs’ peril of long prison time and deep financial consequences, should a jury have convicted him of being part of the attempted bribery of Circuit Judge Henry Lackey of Calhoun City.
That pressure on Zach Scruggs was key to his guilty plea, most informed observers and Dawson say. But we don’t learn about the sworn statements contradicting that story until this new document notes the affidavits…."
Zach and the “noise makers” – the Zach Scruggs’ Motion to Vacate Conviction slabbed
Zach and the “noise makers” – the Zach Scruggs’ Motion to Vacate Conviction slabbed: "Zach and the “noise makers” – the Zach Scruggs’ Motion to Vacate Conviction
AUGUST 19, 2010
tags: Dick Sruggs, Judge Neil Biggers, Northern District Mississippi Federal Court, Northern District Mississippi US Attorney, USA v Scruggs, Zach Scruggs"
AUGUST 19, 2010
tags: Dick Sruggs, Judge Neil Biggers, Northern District Mississippi Federal Court, Northern District Mississippi US Attorney, USA v Scruggs, Zach Scruggs"
Zach and the “noise makers” – the Zach Scruggs’ Motion to Vacate Conviction slabbed
Zach and the “noise makers” – the Zach Scruggs’ Motion to Vacate Conviction slabbed: "Yesterday, Patsy Brumfield broke the story of Zach Scruggs’ Motion to Vacate and today she followed with more details in a post on her blog at NEMS360.com. Patsy found “two elements… especially interesting”. The element at the top of her list is the government’s conduct, the subject of the ongoing SLABBED conversation about “prosecutorial decision making” and two related posts specific to the subject: A mind is like a parachute. If it doesn’t open, you’re f#@%*d! and Why do people confess to crimes they didn’t commit."
Zach and the “noise makers” – the Zach Scruggs’ Motion to Vacate Conviction � slabbed
Zach and the “noise makers” – the Zach Scruggs’ Motion to Vacate Conviction slabbed: "“Humanity is governed by minorities, seldom or never by majorities. It suppresses its feelings and its beliefs and follows the handful that makes the most noise. Sometimes the noisy handful is right, sometimes wrong, but no matter, the crowd follows it.” (Mark Twain)"
Paul Georgopulos (paulgeo) on Twitter | Awesome Screenshot
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Urban Dictionary: State Farm Sucks
Urban Dictionary: State Farm Sucks: "State Farm Sucks 179 up, 3 down
Publicly expressing outrage at a corporate entity that has ripped you off or has committed some other heinous offense. 'Calling a Company Out' in public. Outing a corporation for fraudulent, bad acts or policy. Setting up a website for the purpose of exposing the bad acts of the corporation. Engaging in a Marketing Campaign in order to publicize (and shame) the bad company. Approximately equivalent to 'going postal' on a corporation, only in a digital manner. Also, see 'STATEFARMSUCKS'. Phrase came into popular use in 2009-2010, after a widow & two little girls publicized their horrendous experience with State Farm Insurance. See 'STATE FARM SUCKS' Website.
Wow, xxx-Mart has horrible customer service! I'm going to pull a 'State Farm Sucks' on them! *OR* If these Insurance A-Holes don't get with it & fix my car, I'm going to go 'State Farm Sucks' on them."
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Publicly expressing outrage at a corporate entity that has ripped you off or has committed some other heinous offense. 'Calling a Company Out' in public. Outing a corporation for fraudulent, bad acts or policy. Setting up a website for the purpose of exposing the bad acts of the corporation. Engaging in a Marketing Campaign in order to publicize (and shame) the bad company. Approximately equivalent to 'going postal' on a corporation, only in a digital manner. Also, see 'STATEFARMSUCKS'. Phrase came into popular use in 2009-2010, after a widow & two little girls publicized their horrendous experience with State Farm Insurance. See 'STATE FARM SUCKS' Website.
Wow, xxx-Mart has horrible customer service! I'm going to pull a 'State Farm Sucks' on them! *OR* If these Insurance A-Holes don't get with it & fix my car, I'm going to go 'State Farm Sucks' on them."
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Andrew Kantor's Place
Andrew Kantor's Place: "Andrew says:
Ah, let me explain.
First of all, sending a teddy bear to a customer who, thanks to your decision, has lost everything is so incredibly insensitive it boggles the mind.
Secondly, State Farm has always touted its agents — they’re “captive,” meaning they work only for the company, as opposed to independent agents that can sell for multiple insurers. Those agents are supposed to help you choose the right policy for your home. So for 40 years this woman has listened to her State Farm agent’s advice and paid the company, only to be screwed when it was the company’s turn to pay her.
And it’s certainly not a clear-cut case of her not being covered. In fact, she had every reason to think she was covered — thanks to her agent."
Ah, let me explain.
First of all, sending a teddy bear to a customer who, thanks to your decision, has lost everything is so incredibly insensitive it boggles the mind.
Secondly, State Farm has always touted its agents — they’re “captive,” meaning they work only for the company, as opposed to independent agents that can sell for multiple insurers. Those agents are supposed to help you choose the right policy for your home. So for 40 years this woman has listened to her State Farm agent’s advice and paid the company, only to be screwed when it was the company’s turn to pay her.
And it’s certainly not a clear-cut case of her not being covered. In fact, she had every reason to think she was covered — thanks to her agent."
Angela Russell (statefarmsucks) - Identi.ca
Angela Russell (statefarmsucks) - Identi.ca: "State Farm CEO Edward B. Rust, Jr & wife Sally, 16 Downing Circle, Bloomington, IL 61704 (309) 663-5027"
State Farm CEO Edward B. Rust, Jr & wife Sally, 16 Downing Circle, Bloomington, IL 61704 (309) 663-5027
State Farm CEO Edward B. Rust, Jr & wife Sally, 16 Downing Circle, Bloomington, IL 61704 (309) 663-5027
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