The Tenth Circuit has ruled that a jury must decide whether a car accident proximately caused the insured's subsequent overdose and resulting death. (Photo by John Moore/Getty Images)

A jury must decide whether a car accident proximately caused the insured's subsequent overdose and resulting death, ruled the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit, reversing a district court's decision.

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The case

In August 2013, an underinsured motorist allegedly failed to yield to the vehicle in which Cynthia Thompson was a passenger. The resulting collision broke Thompson's neck. For the next several months, Thompson's doctors prescribed oxycodone and diazepam to alleviate her pain.

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