Steve Rapp
September 25, 2024 | Daily Report Online
Definitely Not 'A Bridge Too Far': Georgia's Latest Legislative Attempt to Limit Bad-Faith Settlement SetupsLegislative response is needed to arrest the growing threat of bad faith for failing to accept settlement offers never meant to succeed.
By John Bonnie and Steve Rapp
12 minute read
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After Bumpy, 100-Year Ride, Ga. Legislature Taps Brakes on Direct-Action Litigation Against Liability Insurers of Motor CarriersThe Georgia direct-action statutes still provide a narrow exception to the otherwise strident rule that direct actions by a claimant against an allegedly liable insured cannot be maintained until there is a judgment against the insured, and Georgia, therefore, remains in a reported minority of just four states allowing direct actions in any context.
By John Bonnie and Steve Rapp
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