Mealey's (March 11, 2021, 5:23 PM EST) -- EAST ST. LOUIS, Ill. — An Illinois federal magistrate judge on March 10 determined that bad faith and negligence claims against an auto insurer can proceed because the insured’s assignee sufficiently alleged facts in support of her contention that the insurer acted in bad faith by breaching its duty to settle on behalf of its insured....