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Desperate to escape a $4.3-billion hostile takeover bid by Batus Inc. and its British parent, once staid and reticent Farmers Group of Los Angeles has declared global war. In the past two weeks, Farmers has sought to link its unwanted suitor to everything from racism to lung cancer.

Desperate to escape a $4.3-billion hostile takeover bid by Batus Inc. and its British parent, once staid and reticent Farmers Group of Los Angeles has declared global war. In the past two weeks, Farmers has sought to link its unwanted suitor to everything from racism to lung cancer.