{"id":4823,"date":"2015-03-23T10:00:55","date_gmt":"2015-03-23T15:00:55","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/injury.robertkreisman.com\/?p=4823"},"modified":"2019-10-17T10:53:34","modified_gmt":"2019-10-17T10:53:34","slug":"u-s-court-appeals-rejects-windfall-injured-car-crash","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.robertkreisman.com\/injury-lawyer\/u-s-court-appeals-rejects-windfall-injured-car-crash\/","title":{"rendered":"U.S. Court of Appeals Rejects Windfall for Injured in Car Crash"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Deanne Berrey was working for Curry Ice when she was injured in a car accident caused by Sheri Campbell who only had $100,000 in liability insurance coverage.<\/p>\n<p>Berrey sued Campbell and also collected $103,224 in worker\u2019s compensation benefits. In addition, Berrey claimed underinsured-motorist benefits under a $1 million policy that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.travelers.com\/\">Travelers Indemnity Co. <\/a>sold to Curry Ice.<\/p>\n<p>Campbell\u2019s insurer settled with Berrey for $100,000 but paid all of the policy proceeds to Curry Ice because of Curry\u2019s worker\u2019s compensation lien. When the arbitrators considered the underinsured motorist (UIM) claim, it decided that Berrey\u2019s damages totaled $310,000. Travelers claimed that Section D.2.4 of its insurance policy permitted it to reduce the award ($310,000) to $210,000 because Berrey had already technically received $100,000 from Campbell\u2019s insurance policy, which was paid directly to Curry Ice.<\/p>\n<p> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.robertkreisman.com\/injury-lawyer\/u-s-court-appeals-rejects-windfall-injured-car-crash\/#more-4823\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Deanne Berrey was working for Curry Ice when she was injured in a car accident caused by Sheri Campbell who only had $100,000 in liability insurance coverage. Berrey sued Campbell and also collected $103,224 in worker\u2019s compensation benefits. 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