Insured Failed To Support Request For Punitive Damages, Attorney Fees, Judge Says

( July 28, 2026, 12:37 PM EDT) -- VALDOSTA, Ga. — An insured’s requests for attorney fees and punitive damages in a coverage dispute stemming from hurricane damage to the insured’s home cannot proceed because the insured failed to cite the applicable Georgia law when asserting a claim for relief for bad faith damages and attorney fees, a Georgia federal judge said in granting the insurer’s motion to dismiss....