[greatvikingone]

Twilight Zone stuff right there. Crazy.

[jacknhoo]

So now the auto insurance companies will have standing to demand you get physicals and release your medical records to them to calculate your risk.

[texas booster]

Was geico his insurance carrier, or his?

Either way, seems a stretch.

[alexander_busek]

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 [...]

She said "member!"

Regards,

[bk1000]

They always told us you could get it from a toilet seat in a public restroom. First time I’ve heard of getting it from a car.

[Thank You Rush]

Is this a joke?

[one guy in new jersey]

Has the purpose of auto insurance become that broad?

[Thank You Rush]

Would she have sued a hotel chain if she’d gotten it in a hotel room?

[Magnum44]

Fifteen minutes could save you millions in your vehicle STD lawsuit...

[ronniesgal]

that is ridiculous. guess GEICO will go after STD guy now.
and on the bright side, no one was eating peanuts.

[dforest]

Will they pay if I blame my bladder infection on my car? You know it is possible. I want this 3 clown panel to rule please.

[Lockbox]

If a woman becomes pregnant in a car, will the insurance coverage pay for the child?

[LibertyWoman]

Under what part of the policy can this possibly be listed as covered?? Collision?

[ProtectOurFreedom]

... a three-judge panel found that the judgment entered against GEICO General Insurance Company through earlier arbitration proceedings was valid

Some earlier details leading up to this panel ruling would be interesting.

How did this woman dream up this crazy scheme in the first place? What happened in the arbitration? What in the world was being arbitrated? How can she claim to have "unwittingly" contracted the STD when she had voluntary unprotected sex? How in the world did she snare the INSURANCE company in this?

Can any person who "unwittingly" contracts an STD go after the other person's insurance company? Why restrict it to auto insurance? Go after the homeowner and health insurance companies! You are more likely to "unwittingly" contract an STD in a house than in a car. Or go after the hotel's casualty insurer.

[The Great RJ]

I suppose mattress makers will be next.

[pgyanke]

Silly me. I thought car insurance was about damage and liability from operating the vehicle. I didn’t know it covered everything that a stupid car owner did in his vehicle.

[Twotone]

This needs to be appealed all the way to the Supreme Court. The unintended consequences, as noted by several posters, are unimaginable.

[Skywise]

Interesting… stupid ruling on its face but it depends on the wording of the contract.
If the boyfriend had liability insurance for damages caused “while in use of vehicle” as opposed to “operating the vehicle” I could see some stupid judge ruling on that. (Or at least a community college “educated” arbitrator)

I’d have thrown the whole thing out - but then I’m not a Democrat who believes there are 31 gender flavors.

[Opinionated Blowhard]

I can see how that might happen.

[GOYAKLA]

Ta hoe?