Auto Insurance Covers Emotional Distress Injury, Court Rules

The emotional distress and injuries suffered from witnessing a family member killed in an auto accident are covered by a State Farm auto insurance policy, a Pennsylvania court has ruled.  The court ruled that the emotional distress sustained by the surviving two brothers and father of the accident victim constituted a "bodily injury" covered by the policy. 

Source: Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

Not all car insurance policies are going to cover purely emotional distress injuries; the policy language will have to be considered in each case, which is why an experienced personal injury and accident lawyer is helpful.

Lexington, Kentucky accident lawyer Robert Abell represents individuals injured in accident cases; contact him at 859-254-7076.