Genuine Issues Of Fact Regarding Settlement Of Auto Claim Exist, Judge Says

Mealey's (December 13, 2017, 2:01 PM EST) -- COLUMBUS, Ga. — Genuine issues of fact preclude summary judgment on a bad faith failure-to-settle claim because a jury could find that the insurer did not act reasonably in responding to a settlement offer for the full limits of an auto policy, a Georgia federal judge said Dec. 12 in denying the insurer’s and a trustee’s motions for summary judgment (Fife M. Whiteside v. GEICO Indemnity Co., No. 16-313, M.D. Ga., 2017 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 203617)....