Jackson County woman says she caught STD in car. Auto insurance to pay out $5.2 million [The Kansas City Star]
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In an opinion issued Tuesday, a three-judge panel found that the judgment entered against
According to court papers, the woman, identified in court records only as M.O., notified GEICO in
The insurance company declined the settlement, sending the case to arbitration.
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The insurance company filed motions seeking a new hearing of the evidence and for the award to be tossed out, saying the judgment violated the company’s rights to due process and the arbitration agreement was unenforceable. The company appealed after those requests were denied.
The three-judge panel tasked with reviewing the case found that the lower court did not make a mistake by denying the company’s motions, saying GEICO did not have a right to “relitigate those issues” once damages had been determined and a judgment was entered.
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