GEICO Ordered To Pay Woman $5M After She Caught STD In Car
In terms of frivolous and insane lawsuits filed by the sleaziest motherfuckers alive, this one might be even worse than the cruise ship HIV blood transfusion one. Via MSN:
In an opinion issued Tuesday, a three-judge panel found that the judgment entered against GEICO General Insurance Company through earlier arbitration proceedings was valid.
According to court papers, the woman, identified in court records only as M.O., notified GEICO in February 2021 of her intention to seek monetary damages, alleging she contracted HPV, the human papillomavirus, from an insured member in his automobile. She contended the man caused her to be infected with the STD despite being aware of his condition and the risks of unprotected sex.
In May 2021, the arbitrator found that the man and woman had sex inside his vehicle that “directly caused, or directly contributed to cause” the HPV infection. The man was found liable for not disclosing his infection status and the woman was awarded $5.2 million for damages and injuries to be paid by GEICO.
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What if, during the same encounter in the car, the man—who was secretly a mentally ill serial killer—tried to murder the woman, and he chopped off her legs? Would GEICO be liable for that as well? After all, the man hid the fact that he was crazy and he caused the woman great harm in the insured vehicle. Or, what if he called her a mean name and ridiculed her for having a smelly pussy while they were in the car, and the man’s insults were so humiliating, he caused the woman to have a mental breakdown, and she attempted to commit suicide the next day? GEICO would be liable for that, too, since by the court’s logic, anything that happens inside an insured vehicle is their responsibility.
