Shaffer v. State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance

Mikell, Judge.

Netera Shaffer sued State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Company (“State Farm”) seeking to recover payment of benefits and bad faith penalties and attorney fees pursuant to OCGA § 33-4-6. The trial court granted State Farm’s motion for partial summary judgment on the OCGA § 33-4-6 bad faith claims, and Shaffer appeals. We affirm.

In reviewing grants of summary judgment, “this Court conducts a de novo review of the law and the evidence.” To prevail at summary judgment under OCGA § 9-11-56, the moving party must demonstrate that there is no genuine issue of material fact and that…