Lewis
Lewis v. Government Employees Insurance Company
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
Background 22 This case asks whether Plaintiff, named as one of the “Additional Drivers” on her 23 parents’ car insurance policy, is someone “named in the declarations” of that policy for 24 purposes of receiving coverage for injuries caused by an underinsured motorist. On 25 26 27 In Defendant’s reply, Defendant also objected to certain statements Plaintiff made in the declaration she filed in her opposition to the motion for summary judgment. (Doc. No. 15-2.) The Court, September 23, 2015, Plaintiff and her sister were walking across a street intersection in San Diego when an automobile struck Plaintiff. (Doc. No. 11-13, Ex. 8 at RT9:15–11:4.) Plaintiff suffered several injuries, incurring over $6,000 in medical expenses. (Doc. No. 11-11, Ex. 6 at 5–7.) After the accident, Plaintiff filed an insurance claim against the driver who hit her and recovered $15,000 from the driver’s insurer. (Id.) Plaintiff also sought compensation for her injury through her parents’ automobile insurance policy with Defendant, Policy No. 0987-71-22-05 (the “Policy”), invoking its provisions covering injuries produced by uninsured or…