Posted on 06/10/2022 12:55:16 PM PDT by BAW
A Missouri woman was awarded $5.2 million in a settlement from insurance company GEICO after contracting a sexually transmitted disease from her partner in his vehicle, which was insured by the company, court documents show. The Missouri Court of Appeals upheld that award this week.
The woman, a Jackson County resident, said she contracted Human papillomavirus (HPV) from her partner, according to court documents. On Tuesday, the Missouri Court of Appeals filed an opinion confirming the initial Jackson County Circuit Court arbitration award finding against GEICO.
In February 2021, the woman -- anonymously identified in documents as M.O. -- submitted a petition to GEICO directly. She alleged that her sexual partner negligently caused or "contributed to cause to be infected with HPV by not taking proper precautions and neglecting to inform and/or disclose his diagnosis," according to court documents, and that his "insurance policy provided coverage for her injuries and losses."
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I hope the company appeals this.
Maybe next time the Gecko will remember to “put a raincoat on the fireman”🤔😖😖
You may not “buy” it, but that’s how the contract is written.
I appreciate you pointing that out.
Should this claim be honored?
No
You reminding me of that was reasoned.
Didn’t mean to imply it wasn’t.
Sometimes even legit things that reach the height of absurdity, they should not be honored.
I am curious now if hotels could be taken to court for the same sort of thing.
Should tens of thousands of people be able to make claims against hotel insurance companies?
“Should tens of thousands of people be able to make claims against hotel insurance companies?”
Vehicle policies are written extremely broadly because of how vehicles are used and misused. A hotel insurance CGL policy is much more narrow.
But I guarantee you every carrier is pulling out their policies to fix upon re-issue.
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