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A Missouri woman is seeking $1 million from GEICO in federal court after she had sex and contracted an STD from a man in the backseat of his vehicle that was covered by the insurance provider.
The insurance company has since filed a counter suit, and has accused the pair - who have elected to remain anonymous during court proceedings - of colluding for a massive payout.
GEICO is now challenging the couple's court-given right to stay anonymous throughout upcoming federal proceedings.
The woman, referred to as M.O. in court documents, filed a liability suit against the popular agency - whose ads feature a mild-mannered, anthropomorphic British lizard - after having unprotected sex with the man, labeled M.B., in the backseat of his 2014 Hyundai Genesis in 2017, and testing positive for HPV as a result.
The car is covered by an insurance policy in M.B.'s name.
At that point, the woman, without GEICO's knowledge, entered legal talks with her then-lover, and reached an agreement in state court where she would receive $5.2 million, that she 'can collect, if at all, only from GEICO,' court documents concerning the case reveal.