Publication Date: 2019-04-23
Practice Area: Insurance Litigation
Industry: Insurance
Court: Georgia Supreme Court
Judge: Justice Ellington
Attorneys: For plaintiff: John Stephen Berry, Robin N. Johnson, (Dentons US LLP), Atlanta, Kyle G.A. Wallace, Cari Katrice Dawson, Andrew Jacob Tuck, (Alston & Bird LLP), Atlanta, for appellant.
for defendant: Brandon Graham Cathey, Brent Gavin Steinberg, (Swope Rodante P.A.), Tampa, for appellee. David Marlow Atkinson Jonathan J. Kandelm, Pamela Newsom Lee, (Swift, Currie, McGhee & Hiers LLP), Atlanta, Sarah Brown Akins, (Ellis Painter Ratterree & Adams LLP), Savannah, Martin Adam Levinson, (Hawkins Parnell Thackston & Young LLP), Atlanta, Garret Warrington Meader, (Drew Eckl & Farnham LLP), Brunswick, Hall F. McKinley, III, (Drew, Eckl & Farnham, LLP), Atlanta, Duke Riley Groover, Lee Malcolm Gillis, Jr., Rachel Rozier Turnbull, (James Bates Brannan Groover LLP), Macon, Leah Ward Sears, Edward H. Wasmuth, Jr., (Smith, Gambrell & Russell, LLP), Atlanta, William V. Custer, IV, Christian James Bromley, (Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner LLP), Atlanta, Ean Kade Cullefer, (Georgia Chamber of Commerce), Atlanta, for Amicus Appellant. Adanna Urunwa Ugwonali, (Ugwonali Law Group), Sandy Springs, for Amicus Appellee.
Case Number: S18G0517
Court Rejects Court of Appeals Decision That Reversed Grant of Summary Judgment to Insurer Where Third Party Made Open Settlement Offer, Offer Was Rescinded Before Acceptance by Insurer, and Insured Brought Failure-To-Settle Claim
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