Third-Party Bad Faith Claim Against Auto Insurer Fails, Florida Federal Judge Says

( September 17, 2026, 10:36 AM EDT) -- TAMPA, Fla. — A third-party bad faith claim against an auto insurer cannot proceed because the third parties do not have standing to bring the suit against the insurer based on the lack of an assignment of rights from the insured and the lack of damages sustained by the insured, a Florida federal judge said in granting the insurer’s motion for summary judgment....