Talk of The Villages Florida - Rentals, Entertainment & More
Talk of The Villages Florida - Rentals, Entertainment & More
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GEICO $5,000,000 sex case reversed on appeal!
Last summer, GEICO was ordered to pay $5,000,000 because a woman contracted a sexually transmitted disease while having sex in a car that was insured by GEICO.
That decision has been reversed by the Missouri Supreme Court and has been sent back to a lower court for further proceedings. This is the initial story. Geico ordered to pay $5.2M to woman who contracted STD in car This is the story stating that it was reversed. Geico off the hook in $5 million payout to woman who got STD in car - CBS News. A copy of the Missouri Supreme Court decision is below. https://www.courts.mo.gov/file.jsp?id=191589 |
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This is not over Read the link provided to the decision by the appeals court. This is a narrow finding that says that the insurance company filed a timely request to be involved in the case and that the original court went ahead without allowing Geico an opportunity to participate.
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OMG! Totally asinine, imHo. Should have been thrown out, the litigants fined for wasting the courts time, and the (jackazz) attorney barred from practicing for a year.
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Not sure what driving a car has to do with other activities in the back seat or wherever. Maybe if they were doing something while driving and crashed the car because of the distraction.
Last edited by Taltarzac725; 01-14-2023 at 08:47 AM. |
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And people wonder why insurance rates keep going up.
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The court document online does not cite the exact wording of the insurance contract. My opinion is that this award should not be covered by Geico, and I question why catching HPV which is a known risk of sexual activity is worth 5 million dollars. And even more, what evidence is available to make the finding by a preponderance of proof that the transmission occurred as a result of activities in the car versus elsewhere or with other partners. Although a car does have a transmission, so there it that fact. Should this claim become allowed, that transmission of disease is an automobile insurable event, we may see a large number of cases where claims are made for catching other illnesses. I wonder if hotels will have to cover STI cases when it seems their beds were the location of the transmission. Looking forward to the added wording in my future car insurance which excludes coverage for such events.
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Last edited by Taltarzac725; 01-14-2023 at 10:08 AM. |
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Do auto policies cover STDs contracted in a vehicle? | PropertyCasualty360
There are probably more extensive discussions of this on Law Blogs. |
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Where do these judges come from ? No common sense anymore.
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How can she prove she caught it in the car? If she caught it in a hotel could she sue the hotel? How do cases like this ever get to trial?
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LAWYERS. They will sue for any reason.
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