Insured’s Bad Faith Suit Against Auto Insurer Not Barred By Res Judicata

Mealey's (August 13, 2021, 8:46 AM EDT) -- BALTIMORE — A Maryland federal judge on Aug. 11 denied an auto insurer’s motion to dismiss a bad faith suit after determining that the suit is not barred by the doctrine of res judicata because the suit is based on actions taken by the insurer in the insured’s first breach of contract suit filed against the insurer....