A convoluted case stemming from a brawl that left a man dying in a McDonough bar’s parking lot has settled eight years later with the tavern’s insurer, Occidental Fire and Casualty, agreeing to pay $7.8 million. The settlement nearly matches a default judgment entered against the bar after Occidental refused to defend the original case, which led to a bad-faith suit against the insurer.
Settlement negotiations began after the Georgia Court of Appeals ruled late last year that Occidental had breached its contract and had a duty to defend the owners of the Irish Bred Pub & Grill against a wrongful death claim.
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