A Henry County couple, Bill and Leandra Pitts, charged that Progressive hired private eyes to tail them as part of an investigation into injuries the couple said they sustained in a 2004 auto accident. The investigators, the Pittses said, snuck into their church in August 2005 posing as prospective members. Then, they talked their way into a private confessional meeting at a church member’s home in hopes that the Pittses might make an admission that would damage their case, which has since been settled.

And the moral of the story is: If you are involved in a lawsuit, watch out for new friends. Oh, and stay away from Progressive.