( July 1, 2026, 12:35 PM EDT) -- TAMPA, Fla. — A third-party bad faith claim against an auto insurer can proceed because each of the plaintiffs has standing to sue as they are standing in the shoes of the insured, who was exposed to an excess judgment following the insurer’s failure to settle the plaintiffs’ claims within the policy limits, a Florida federal judge said in denying the auto insurer’s motion for judgment on the pleadings....