Bad Faith: Insurer Pays $8.6M In Dancer’s Liquor Liability Suit

A Middleton, WI-based insurance company has paid a former exotic dancer more than $8 million over a contentious liability claim.

According to an August 19 filing in the US District Court in Wisconsin, Kailee Higgins – a former dancer for the Centerfolds club in Worcester, MA – was paid $8.6 million from Capitol Specialty Insurance.

On November 28, 2010, Higgins – who was 20 years old at the time – was allegedly served as many as 15 shots by Centerfolds staff before she was escorted out of the premises.

Shortly after being taken to her car, Higgins drove off, only to collide with the vehicle of off-duty Worcester Police Officer Thomas B. Duffy II. At the time of the crash, Higgins’ blood alcohol level was at .15. The authorities also discovered that Higgins had cannabis and cocaine in her system when the collision occurred.

The collision left Higgins with serious injuries, which required over 10 facial surgeries.