DIXON v. DIRECT GENERAL INS. CO. OF LA.

No. 2008 CA 0907.

12 So.3d 357 (2009)

Victoria DIXON Individually and o/b/o The Minors and Barbara Jackson v. DIRECT GENERAL INSURANCE COMPANY OF LOUISIANA.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, First Circuit.

March 27, 2009.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Christopher L. Whittington, Randolph A. Piedrahita, Baton Rouge, LA, for Plaintiffs/Appellants, Victoria Dixon, individually and on behalf of the minors LaSadie Dixon and Steven Dixon, and Barbara Jackson.

Kimberly R. Louper, Matthew W. Bailey, Baton Rouge, LA, for Defendant/Appellee, Direct General Insurance of Louisiana.

Before KUHN, GUIDRY, GAIDRY, McDONALD, and HUGHES, JJ.


KUHN, J.

This appeal presents the issue of whether an uninsured/underinsured motorist ("UM") bodily injury coverage waiver form is invalid simply because it does not bear the name of the insurer. Where the pertinent designated spaces on the UM form are filled out and the requirements of Duncan v. U.S.A.A. Ins. Co., 06-363 (La.11/29/06), 950 So.2d 544, are met, the absence of the...

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