Mealey's (May 4, 2022, 8:01 AM EDT) -- RENO, Nev. — A Nevada federal judge on March 31 denied an insurer’s motion to dismiss a breach of contract and bad faith suit against it filed by the professional liability insurer of an insurance broker as assignee of a commercial construction company sued for damages related to the design of a roofing system. The judge rejected the insurer’s arguments that it must consider the release agreement between the broker and the construction company and that punitive damages are unassignable....