Thomas v. Auto-Owners Insurance Company

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE MIDDLE DISTRICT OF ALABAMA SOUTHERN DIVISION TIMOTHY J. THOMAS, ) ) Plaintiff, ) ) v. ) CASE NO. 1:16-cv-00542-RAH-JTA ) (WO) AUTO-OWNERS INSURANCE ) COMPANY, et al., ) ) Defendants. ) MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER On August 17, 2020, this Court issued a lengthy opinion (see Doc. 145) addressing the parties’ respective summary judgment motions. One of the principal issues argued by the parties, and which this Court amply addressed in its opinion, was the applicable standard governing Plaintiff Timothy J. Thomas’ (Thomas) third- party bad faith…