Missouri court rules GEICO must pay 5.2 mil for woman's HPV

[Opti]

Will take suggestions for better title, but I'm thinking what the heck is going on in this Missouri court?



www.msn.com/en-us/news/crime/geico-must-pay-5-2-million-to-woman-who-got-hpv-from-sex-in-man-s-insured-car-court-rules/ar-AAYhttQ?ocid=msedgntp&cvid=daa60683bde04dd08d09cc2ef428837e

The woman — identified in court papers only as "M.O." — said that she "engaged in unprotected sexual activities in Insured's vehicle" in November and December 2017 and that he "negligently caused or contributed to" her catching the human papillomavirus (HPV), a common sexually transmitted infection, court papers said.



After Geico turned down her claim, M.O. took the matter to an arbitrator, who found in her favor before a court affirmed the $5.2 million judgment, the appeals court said.

Geico must pay a Missouri woman $5.2 million after she caught HPV from unprotected sex with her then-boyfriend in his insured automobile, a state appellate court ruled.



In an opinion published Tuesday, the Court of Appeals for the Western District of Missouri affirmed the multimillion-dollar payout against the insurance company, best known for its ubiquitous TV ads that frequently feature a talking gecko.

[Tennesseer]

Bizarre.

[pulmonarymd]

I wonder what will happen to insurance rates?😜

[Tennesseer]

Jun 9, 2022 21:56:15 GMT -5 pulmonarymd said:

I wonder what will happen to insurance rates?😜

A test for any and all STDs prior to getting new insurance or renewing every year. At least at Geico.

[djAdvocate]

yeah, file this one under weird.

[billisonboard]

I don't have GEICO car insurance specifically but am I now going to have a rate hike to account for potential claims of this nature? 

[happyhoix]

Surely it won’t survive the appeal process.

Think if all the people who got lung cancer after being in a car with a smoker.