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An appellate court in Arizona has ruled that injuries a woman allegedly suffered during a Zumba class at a local fitness club were not covered by the instructor's homeowner's insurance policy.
|Suffered stroke
Melissa Lawson alleged that, in January 2013, she suffered a stroke during an exercise class taught by Maria Kouts at a fitness club in Safford, Arizona.
After Lawson sued Kouts and her spouse Jason Kouts, the Koutses submitted a claim under their homeowner's insurance policy.
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