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Just when you thought you heard everything; 5.2 million dollar verdict awarded.
https://www.usatoday.com/story/money...ri/7578871001/
Just in case you don't want to read the article, here is the headline:
Geico ordered to pay $5.2 million to woman who contracted STD during sex in insured vehicle
I thought it was a joke when I heard it on t.v. today.
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Yes, I saw that and tried to make sense of it, but couldn't.
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apparently the Geico person who received initial notification of the incident thought it was BS and ignored it. Went to arbitration and the gal (?) won, big time. Geico may not be able to win an appeal since they were notified beforehand and chose not to become involved. I bet everyone's insurance policy will have a STD exclusion added to it shortly.
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Originally Posted by EdMat
apparently the Geico person who received initial notification of the incident thought it was BS and ignored it. Went to arbitration and the gal (?) won, big time. Geico may not be able to win an appeal since they were notified beforehand and chose not to become involved. I bet everyone's insurance policy will have a STD exclusion added to it shortly.
I keep thinking about this. It now seems to me that the jury was rightfully punishing Geico for violating its own binding arbitration clause. If so, right on!
Last edited by UtahPete; 06-11-2022 at 11:11 AM.
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i wonder what she would have got if she got pregnant.
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Originally Posted by UtahPete
I keep thinking about this. It now seems to me that the jury was rightfully punishing Geico for violating its own binding arbitration clause. If so, right on!
Are you referring to they (Geico) didn't show up to make their case before the judge? How can she (the plaintiff) prove that was the first and only time she had sex with that Geico customer.
By the way, what part of the auto insurance coverage is/was this covered under? The only thing I can think of is the liability part of the insurance, where the passenger is covered during an accident. If it is, each policy has its maximum. So, wouldn't the amount owed (to the plaintiff) be that amount?
Last edited by wyliec; 06-11-2022 at 12:48 PM.
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Originally Posted by wyliec
Are you referring to they (Geico) didn't show up to make their case before the judge? How can she (the plaintiff) prove that was the first and only time she had sex with that Geico customer.
No, from what I understand, she had a claim for a much lesser amount, which Geico denied. The insurance policy probably had a binding arbitration clause, so she took it to arbitration and won because Geico didn't defend themselves at arbitration. Geico refused to honor the arbitration decision and so she took them to court and won, because they had violated their own arbitration clause.
Last edited by UtahPete; 06-11-2022 at 09:20 PM.
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Originally Posted by Raven
i wonder what she would have got if she got pregnant.
Well that one is easy, it would have been either a boy or a girl.
Sorry, couldn't help it.
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Originally Posted by ottawa-rider
Well that one is easy, it would have been either a boy or a girl.
Sorry, couldn't help it.
Well I guess one smart ass comment deserves another LOL
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I wish we all knew the name of this Judge. Maybe he can be voted out?
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I wish we all knew the name of this Judge. Maybe he can be voted out?
I believe it was a jury trial.
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Originally Posted by ARtraveler
And I thought the McDonalds/hot coffee trial was crazy.
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Originally Posted by UtahPete
I believe it was a jury trial.
Arbitration.
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Originally Posted by EdMat
Arbitration.
Arbitration preceded the trial, I think.
Last edited by UtahPete; 06-12-2022 at 02:50 PM.
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Originally Posted by UtahPete
Arbitration preceded the trial, I think.
There has been no jury trial up to this point. When it hits Federal Court it will be a jury trial. That's from the latest article I read.
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