Mealey's (October 16, 2017, 2:30 PM EDT) -- TAMPA, Fla. — An insured failed to show that injuries he sustained in an automobile accident were permanent in nature during negotiations with his automobile insurance provider, and thus, the insurer did not act in bad faith in the handling of his claim, a federal judge in Florida ruled Oct. 13 in granting the insurer’s summary judgment motion (David Duncan v. GEICO General Insurance Co., No. 17-40, M.D. Fla., 2017 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 169347)....