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Are UIM benefits payable in the case of an insured's overdose death?

In this case, a jury must decide whether a car accident caused the insured’s subsequent overdose and death.

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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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Steven A. Meyerowitz

Steven A. Meyerowitz

Steven A. Meyerowitz, a Harvard Law School graduate, is the founder and president of Meyerowitz Communications Inc., a law firm marketing communications consulting company. Mr. Meyerowitz is the Director of the Insurance Coverage Law Center and editor-in-chief of journals on insurance law, banking law, bankruptcy law, energy law, government contracting law, and privacy and cybersecurity law, among other subjects. He may be contacted at smeyerowitz@meyerowitzcommunications.com.

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