An automobile insurance carrier has been ordered to pay $1.5 million to settle the claim of a teenager paralyzed in a car crash after consuming alcoholic beverages at the policyholder’s home.

Palisades Safety and Insurance Management Corp. refused to cover a claim against party host Joanna Curcio of Toms River, claiming it was not obligated to pay for claims not related to the policyholder’s auto.

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