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| Geico STD lawsuit: Company ordered to pay $5.2M in settlement with woman |
| 2022-06-11 |
| [FoxBusiness] A woman in Missouri won $5.2 million in a settlement with Geico after she contracted a sexually transmitted disease. The woman said she contracted Human papillomavirus (HPV) while having sexual intercourse inside a vehicle insured by Geico, and the company quickly found a petition for payout from the unnamed woman. She alleged that because her partner failed to take proper precautions and infected her inside the insured car, her HPV infection should be covered by the policy. The petition was filed in February 2021, and subsequently rejected by April of the same year. After a final settlement offer of $1 million was rejected by Geico, the dispute went to arbitration. An arbitrator with the Jackson County Circuit Court found in favor of the woman, recommending a $5.2 million payout from Geico. The Missouri Court of Appeals deferred to the arbitrator and refused to overturn the previous findings. "At the time of Geico's intervention, liability and damages had been determined by an arbitrator and confirmed by the trial court. GEICO had no right to relitigate those issues," the court wrote. The court wrote in its decision that Geico may have been able to avoid the payout if they had defended the woman's sexual partner – the owner of the insured car. Instead, because they chose to deny coverage, their path of legal recourse was compromised. |
| Posted by:Skidmark |
| #9 HPV goes away on its own Tell that to Val Kilmer. |
| Posted by: Skidmark 2022-06-11 14:20 |
| #8 Now when you see that little disclaimer "Not responsible damages resulting from |
| Posted by: CrazyFool 2022-06-11 12:59 |
| #7 Just one more reason states should not be allowed to regulate insurance companies. |
| Posted by: M. Murcek 2022-06-11 11:43 |
| #6 If I was insurance company I would drag it out a couple year then and have them tested again. |
| Posted by: Elmavitch Unusolet5188 2022-06-11 11:38 |
| #5 Someone wet their lizard. |
| Posted by: Procopius2k 2022-06-11 10:07 |
| #4 Not sure how you would prove that the infection came from a particular car owner at a particular time in the car. I suspect that the rape kit came back positive for gecko semen. |
| Posted by: Super Hose 2022-06-11 09:16 |
| #3 If ruled, GEICO must pay. Then it just to the Medical coverage limits covered by the policy. Besides, I did not read where it was forced sex, or she demanded he use a condom. Or the vehicle was moving or caused the HPV. Could she have infected others? If so, will her employer/renter/home Policy cover them? BTW: Note: In most cases (9 out of 10), HPV goes away on its own within two years without health problems. |
| Posted by: NN2N1 2022-06-11 07:16 |
| #2 I think she's got the jack... |
| Posted by: Raj 2022-06-11 00:36 |
| #1 Gekkos carry STDs? Oy. |
| Posted by: Palmerston 2022-06-11 00:04 |