Trinity Outdoor, LLC v. Central Mutual Insurance Co.

Melton, Justice.

The United States District Court for the Northern District of Georgia has certified two questions of Georgia law to this Court pursuant to Georgia constitutional and statutory authorization and the rules of this Court. Ga. Const. of 1983, Art. VI, Sec. VI, Par. IV; OCGA § 15-2-9 (a); Rule 46 of the Supreme Court of Georgia. The questions arise in a suit brought against an insurance provider for negligent or bad faith failure to settle a claim. The first certified question asks whether an action for negligent or bad faith failure to settle a case requires that a judgment be…