According to media reports, a former preschool teacher and injury victim was awarded $37 million from an insurance company that canceled her treatment after suffering serious injuries in a car accident.
The plaintiff had been involved in a serious car accident and accumulated about $185,000 in medical bills. The insurance company claimed that she had violated the terms of her policy and failed to report previous visits to the ER for shortness of breath as well as a past treatment for uterine prolapsed. So, the insurance company refused to pay her bills and canceled her policy. She sued.
A Denver jury awarded the plaintiff $37 million even though her personal injury attorney only asked for a verdict between $7 and $8 million.
The insurance company was Time Insurance Co., and they are expected to appeal.
