A federal district court in Virginia has ruled that a rental truck had been “principally garaged” in Virginia rather than in Maryland, and that the driver therefore was entitled to $2 million in underinsured motorist benefits rather than $75,000.
After Robert Hall was injured in an automobile accident, he filed a lawsuit in a Virginia state court styled as Hall v. El-Ibrahimy (Ibrahimy Lawsuit). The defendant in the Ibrahimy Lawsuit had automobile insurance coverage with bodily injury limits of $25,000; Hall expected that his damages would exceed $25,000, and he sought underinsured motorist (UIM) benefits under an insurance policy that had been issued by Travelers Property Casualty Company of America.
At the time of the accident, Hall was employed by WP Company, LLC, which publishes The Washington Post, and was driving a truck owned by Penske Truck Leasing Company, L.P. Hall was an insured under the insurance policy Travelers had issued to Nash Holdings, LLC, the parent company of WP Company.
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