A Missouri court on Tuesday upheld a decision awarding the money to the woman, who is referred to as “MO” in court documents. The MO claimed to have contracted the human papillomavirus (HPV) from having sex with a male partner in the 2014 Hyundai Genesis, which was covered by Geico, according to a 2021 complaint. The woman, who learned she had been infected with the HPV virus in 2018, claimed that the man knew she had HPV but did not inform her, leaving her with “past and future medical expenses” and “mental and physical pain and suffering”. The woman alerted Geico that she was taking legal action against the man, claiming that he had been infected through negligence in the vehicle and that the car insurance policy should provide coverage for her injuries and losses. According to the complaint, MO demanded $ 1 million from Geico. “Let me know,” he wrote. Geico denied the cover and denied her claim. After that, MO and the man entered the arbitration and the referee found that the man had infected her through negligence and awarded $ 5.2 million in damages to MO, which Geico was to pay. Geico appealed the decision, but the Missouri ruling on Tuesday found that the insurance company had no legal grounds to appeal on several points, including that it “had no right to resolve” issues after liability and compensation had been determined. by an arbitrator and was confirmed by a trial. court. In a statement to CBS MoneyWatch, Geico said, “The question of whether there is coverage for this issue will be determined” by a federal lawsuit filed in the U.S. District Court for Western Missouri.
Geico fights in federal court
Geico had also claimed that “it was denied the right to claim its interests before a decision was made against its policyholders”. But the decision found that the company had the opportunity to participate and defend its interests when MO contacted Geico to claim that the insurance policy should cover its injury and losses. “Geico did not seize this opportunity and instead refused coverage and refused to defend the insured,” the court noted. However, Geico may not have to pay the $ 5.2 million ruling, given the relevant federal lawsuit filed by the insurance company, which disputes that the claim is covered by its car insurance policy, according to Kansas City Star, which reported earlier on the Missouri decision.
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title: “A Woman Suffered Stds In A Car. Now Geico May Need To Pay Her 5.2 Million. " ShowToc: true date: “2022-11-09” author: “Robert Jones”
A Missouri court on Tuesday upheld a decision awarding the money to the woman, who is referred to as “MO” in court documents. The MO claimed to have contracted the human papillomavirus (HPV) from having sex with a male partner in the 2014 Hyundai Genesis, which was covered by Geico, according to a 2021 complaint. The woman, who learned she had been infected with the HPV virus in 2018, claimed that the man knew she had HPV but did not inform her, leaving her with “past and future medical expenses” and “mental and physical pain and suffering”. The woman alerted Geico that she was taking legal action against the man, claiming that he had been infected through negligence in the vehicle and that the car insurance policy should provide coverage for her injuries and losses. According to the complaint, MO demanded $ 1 million from Geico. “Let me know,” he wrote. Geico denied the cover and denied her claim. After that, MO and the man entered the arbitration and the referee found that the man had infected her through negligence and awarded $ 5.2 million in damages to MO, which Geico was to pay. Geico appealed the decision, but the Missouri ruling on Tuesday found that the insurance company had no legal grounds to appeal on several points, including that it “had no right to resolve” issues after liability and compensation had been determined. by an arbitrator and was confirmed by a trial. court. In a statement to CBS MoneyWatch, Geico said, “The question of whether there is coverage for this issue will be determined” by a federal lawsuit filed in the U.S. District Court for Western Missouri.
Geico fights in federal court
Geico had also claimed that “it was denied the right to claim its interests before a decision was made against its policyholders”. But the decision found that the company had the opportunity to participate and defend its interests when MO contacted Geico to claim that the insurance policy should cover her injury and losses. “Geico did not seize this opportunity and instead refused coverage and refused to defend the insured,” the court noted. However, Geico may not have to pay the $ 5.2 million ruling, given the relevant federal lawsuit filed by the insurance company, which disputes that the claim is covered by its car insurance policy, according to Kansas City Star, which reported earlier on the Missouri decision.