Assignee’s Bad Faith, Breach Claims In Dog Attack Suit Will Proceed Against Insurer

( August 29, 2025, 11:57 AM EDT) -- SAVANNAH, Ga. — An assignee’s claims alleging breach of the duty to settle, breach of the duty to pay and bad faith failure to settle will proceed against a homeowners insurer because a possibility of coverage exists under the insured’s policy for an underlying complaint filed against the insured and stemming from a dog attack, a Georgia federal judge said in denying the insurer’s motion to dismiss....