Geico General Insurance Co. v. Cirillo-Meijer

While driving a car owned by Irma Cohen, Ingrid Cirillo-Meijer was rear-ended by Felix Martinez. Cirillo-Meijer settled with Martinez and then sued GEICO, Cohen’s uninsured/underinsured motorist carrier, alleging the accident had caused her to suffer TMJ and the $10,000 settlement with Martinez had been insufficient to compensate her for the injuries. The trial court ultimately directed a verdict in favor of GEICO with regard to the permanency threshold necessary to support the award of non-economic damages, leaving for the jury only the matter of the plaintiffs future and past medical…