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JERMAINE GOODWYN v. STATE FARM MUTUAL AUTOMOBILE INSURANCE COMPANY

JERMAINE GOODWYN v. STATE FARM MUTUAL AUTOMOBILE INSURANCE COMPANY

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Insurance law — Benefits payable — Definition

Section 19-513(e) of the Insurance Article (Repl. 2017; Supp. 2019) requires that the “benefits payable” under underinsured motorist coverage be reduced to the extent that the insured has recovered related, unreimbursed workers’ compensation benefits.1 The appellant, Jermaine Goodwyn, contends that the appellee, State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Company, used the wrong definition of “benefits payable” in determining that it did not owe him any underinsured motorist benefits.

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