HAMMEL V. STATE FARM: 3 ZUNIGA DECLARATIONS

HAMMEL V. STATE FARM: 3 ZUNIGA DECLARATIONS: "i. retaining 'outside' counsel rather than attempt
to resolve the claims;

ii. instructing outside counsel commence formal discovery;

iii. retaining biomechanical experts and accident
reconstructionists on 'low damager' cases;

iv. instructing outside counsel subpoena records
instead of using authorizations to obtain medical
and employment records;

v. taking depositions of the claimant/insured, even
after the insured had voluntarily given a recorded
statement; and

vi. forcing the insured/claimant to undergo so-called IME's
performed by doctors the company was confident would give
reports unfavorable to the claimant/insured."

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