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Michigan Court Orders Insurer to Pay Mother Who Saw Son Die in Crash

March 11, 2011

An Ohio insurance company must pay benefits to a Detroit-area woman who suffers from witnessing the death of her son on a motorcycle.

The Michigan appeals court said Gale Boertmann of Clinton Township can collect on her auto policy because nightmares and other problems were due to her being in a car when another vehicle struck her son Chris in 2007.

Boertmann has been seeking money for wage loss, medical care and other expenses from Cincinnati Insurance Co. On Wednesday, a three-judge panel at the appeals court upheld a decision by a Macomb County judge.

The insurance company said Boertmann shouldn’t be allowed to collect benefits because she had no role in the crash that killed her son. She was driving behind him.

Topics Carriers Michigan

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  • March 18, 2011 at 2:57 pm
    sad says:
    We found our son in our home. There is no greater mental anguish than losing a child, I agree, but I would not expect my Homeowners insurance to pay. There is not enough money... read more
  • March 16, 2011 at 9:37 am
    TAR says:
    SLICKK you are onto something and it's not good, you read the policy. To make matters worse you interpreted it. This could be bad.
  • March 14, 2011 at 12:38 pm
    Sam says:
    I say expand all coverages on all policies to include everything, but just make sure we get a percentage of the premium!

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