GEICO General Insurance Co., et al v. M.O., et al
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23-1686
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August 08, 2024
8th Circ. Avoids 'Absurd Results' In Geico HPV Suit
While the Eighth Circuit reasonably interpreted a Geico auto policy as not providing coverage for a woman's claim that she contracted HPV during sexual encounters in a policyholder's car, carriers should heed the case as a warning to draft clearer policy language, policyholder and insurer-side attorneys alike agreed.
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August 02, 2024
Geico Auto Policy Doesn't Cover HPV Claim, 8th Circ. Says
Geico doesn't have to cover a woman's claim that she contracted HPV during sexual encounters in a policyholder's car, the Eighth Circuit ruled Friday, saying the woman's injuries did not arise out of the "use" of the vehicle as required by the auto policy.
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June 12, 2024
8th Circ. Judge Calls Car Sex 'Clearly Foreseeable' In HPV Suit
An Eighth Circuit judge said Wednesday that having sex in a vehicle is "clearly foreseeable," challenging Geico's contention that such activity does not constitute normal use of an automobile in a coverage suit over a woman's claim that she contracted HPV during sexual encounters in a policyholder's car.
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June 06, 2024
8th Circ. To Mull If Geico Auto Policy Covers HPV Claim
The Eighth Circuit will hear oral arguments Wednesday over whether Geico should cover $5.2 million awarded to a woman claiming she contracted HPV during sexual encounters in a policyholder's car, with the case turning on whether her bodily injury claim must arise from the normal use of an automobile.
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June 13, 2023
8th Circ. Asked To Undo Geico's Win In $5.2M HPV Suit
A woman who said she contracted HPV during sexual encounters in a Geico policyholder's car urged the Eighth Circuit to reverse a lower court's ruling that the insurer is not required to cover a $5.2 million arbitration award over her bodily injury claims.