A woman in Missouri earned $ 5.2 million in a settlement with Geico after contracting a sexually transmitted disease. The woman said she contracted the human papillomavirus (HPV) while having sex inside a Geico-insured vehicle and the company quickly found a request for payment from the anonymous woman. She argued that because her partner did not take proper precautions and infected her in the insured car, the HPV infection should be covered by the contract. BANKRUPTCY INSURANCE COMPANIES LEAVE LOUSIANA FAMILIES SCRAMPING BEFORE THE STORM ERA The petition was filed in February 2021 and was subsequently rejected in April of that year. The dispute went to arbitration after Geico rejected the final $ 1 million settlement offer. The logo of the Civil Servants Insurance Company (GEICO) appears on a smartphone. (Photo illustration by Rafael Henrique / SOPA Images / LightRocket via Getty Images / Getty Images) A Jackson County Circuit Court arbitrator ruled in favor of the woman, recommending a $ 5.2 million payment from Geico. Ticker Security Last change% BRK.A BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INC. 441,478.62 -10,781.38 -2.38% The Missouri Court of Appeals adjourned the referee and refused to overturn the previous findings. “At the time of Geico’s intervention, liability and damages had been determined by an arbitrator and upheld by the trial court. GEICO had no right to resolve these issues,” the court wrote. GET FOX BUSINESS IN ENGINE BY CLICKING HERE The court wrote in its ruling that Geico could have avoided payment if she had defended the woman’s sexual partner – the owner of the insured car. On the contrary, because they chose to refuse coverage, their legal redress was jeopardized.
