(January 12, 2018, 11:21 AM EST) -- CHARLESTON, W.Va. — A West Virginia federal judge on Dec. 28 dismissed an insured’s breach of contract claim, but refused to dismiss a portion of the insured’s bad faith claim on the basis that common-law bad faith damages are premised on a delay in settlement and not on a formal denial of coverage (Linda Blevins v. Nationwide General Insurance Co., No. 17-3692, S.D. W.Va., 2017 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 212386)....