Wages v. First National Insurance Co. of America

¶1 Skylar Wages was seven years old when he was struck by a vehicle driven by Phillip Pegar and was seriously injured. Skylar’s resulting major medical problems and treatments have been complicated and painful. While his father, Gerald Wages (Wages), did not witness the accident, he has taken an extremely active role in Skylar’s medical treatment. Wages sued Pegar and Pegar’s automobile liability insurer, First National Insurance Company of America (FNIC), claiming that he has sustained severe emotional distress as a result of Pegar’s negligent operation of his vehicle. Both Wages and FNIC…