The Georgia Supreme Court on Monday declined to take up an insurer’s appeal of a ruling that its demand for “clarification” regarding a liability release constituted a counteroffer to a settlement, leaving it open to claims for bad-faith failure to settle. 

The closely watched case means a driver who suffered serious injuries can continue to pursue her case in Cherokee County Superior Court, where a judge previously ruled that Liberty Mutual Insurance made a legally binding settlement offer for its $100,000 policy limits. 

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