Appeals Court Upholds Judgment Against Mutual of Omaha
A federal appeals court has upheld judgment in favor of a former cheerleader paralyzed in a tumbling accident who sued Nebraska-based insurance company Mutual of Omaha for refusing to pay his claim.
The lawsuit focuses on an insurance policy bought by Prairie View A&M University in Texas to cover its athletes. Wesley Patterson, of Houston, was a cheerleader at the school in 2008 when he was injured.
Wesley’s lawsuit says Mutual of Omaha reneged on a promise to cover serious injuries like his that result from the school’s negligence. The insurer argued it shouldn’t have to cover Wesley’s injuries because they occurred in a gym class taught by the cheerleading coach, not at an official cheerleading practice session.
On Friday, the 8th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals sided with Wesley.
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