GEICO General Insurance Co., et al v. M.O., et al

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Case overview

Case Number:

23-1686

Court:

Appellate - 8th Circuit

Nature of Suit:

4110 Insurance

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  1. 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.

  2. 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.

  3. 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. 

  4. 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.

  5. 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.