Mealey's (December 12, 2019, 12:20 PM EST) -- LAS VEGAS — A Nevada federal judge on Dec. 11 dismissed an insured’s contractual bad faith claim after determining that the claim is duplicative of the insured's breach of contract claim; however, the judge refused to dismiss the insured’s tortious bad faith claim against the auto insurer because the insured sufficiently alleged facts in support of that claim (Kara Walker v. Geico Casualty Co., et al., No. 19-909, D. Nev., 2019 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 213449)....