title: Legal update. Definition of accident--accidental death and dismemberment--alcohol-related automobile collision--foreseeability of death as result of driving while intoxicated.
abstract: LaAsmar v. Phelps Dodge Corp. Life, Accidental Death & Dismemberment & Dependent Life Ins. Plan, 605 F3d 789, 2010 WL 1794437(10th Cir. 2010). A death caused by an alcohol-related automobile collision qualifies as an "accident" that would require payment of accidental death and dismemberment plan benefits.
mesh_terms: D000063:Accidents, Traffic; D000435:Alcoholic Intoxication; D032982:Contracts / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D003643:Death; D006801:Humans; D019458:Insurance Coverage / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D019472:Universal Health Insurance / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*