A woman in the US was awarded S$7.22 million after catching an STD from having intercourse with her ex-boyfriend in his car.
The man’s car was insured by car insurer Geico, and they were ordered by a court to pay the woman the awarded sum of money.
The woman said that her ex-partner didn’t disclose his condition to her, leaving her with past and future medical expenses, on top of her mental and physical suffering.
She had initially sought damages of S$1.39 million in 2021 from Geico, saying that she was covered under their policy.
Geico then denied her coverage, as well as refused her settlement offer, according to The Guardian.
The woman and her ex-boyfriend then went into arbitration where she was then sided with by the arbitrator, according to the BBC.
She was then awarded S$7.22 million in damages, with the man deemed to have negligently infected the woman with the human papillomavirus (HPV).
A court in Jackson County then confirmed the awarding of damages, with the arbitrator determining that the intercourse in the car directly caused or directly contributed to cause the woman’s HPV infection.
Geico will be taking the case to federal court.