Georgia High Court Accepts Certified Question In Opioid Coverage Dispute

( November 10, 2026, 3:15 PM EST) -- ATLANTA — In a coverage dispute over claims that an insured’s failure to monitor for, investigate, report and stop suspicious orders of opioids contributed to the crisis, the Georgia Supreme Court accepted a reframed certified question from the 11th Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals to decide whether damages asserted in 26 underlying lawsuits constitute damages “because of bodily injury” as set forth in commercial general liability and umbrella insurance policies and interpreted by Georgia law....