2022-06-11 -Short Attention Span Theater-
|
Geico STD lawsuit: Company ordered to pay $5.2M in settlement with woman
|
[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 2022-06-11 00:00||
||
Front Page|| [7 views ]
Top
|
Posted by Palmerston 2022-06-11 00:04||
2022-06-11 00:04||
Front Page
Top
|
Posted by Raj 2022-06-11 00:36||
2022-06-11 00:36||
Front Page
Top
|
Posted by NN2N1 2022-06-11 07:16||
2022-06-11 07:16||
Front Page
Top
|
Posted by Super Hose 2022-06-11 09:16||
2022-06-11 09:16||
Front Page
Top
|
Posted by Procopius2k 2022-06-11 10:07||
2022-06-11 10:07||
Front Page
Top
|
Posted by Elmavitch Unusolet5188 2022-06-11 11:38||
2022-06-11 11:38||
Front Page
Top
|
Posted by M. Murcek 2022-06-11 11:43||
2022-06-11 11:43||
Front Page
Top
|
Posted by CrazyFool 2022-06-11 12:59||
2022-06-11 12:59||
Front Page
Top
|
Posted by Skidmark 2022-06-11 14:20||
2022-06-11 14:20||
Front Page
Top
|
|
11:03 SteveS
10:52 49 Pan
10:49 49 Pan
10:39 Warthog
10:37 DarthVader
10:35 Raj
10:31 MikeKozlowski
10:30 Frank G
10:29 MikeKozlowski
10:27 Frank G
10:26 Besoeker
10:23 Besoeker
10:23 Skidmark
10:23 Grom the Reflective
10:22 AlmostAnonymous5839
10:17 AlmostAnonymous5839
10:15 Skidmark
10:11 Skidmark
10:09 Crusader
10:07 Grom the Reflective
09:59 Super Hose
09:57 Super Hose
09:56 Super Hose
09:52 Super Hose
|