Trial Court Erred In Dismissing Suit Against Auto Insurer, Georgia Panel Determines

( March 19, 2026, 10:55 AM EDT) -- ATLANTA — A trial court erred in dismissing an insured’s breach of contract and bad faith complaint against his auto insurer because the insurer’s filing of an interpleader action and its deposit of the insured’s auto policy limits into a court registry did not absolve the insurer from its duty to protect the insured from the entry of an excess verdict in an underlying suit filed against the insured, a Georgia appeals panel said....

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