(June 27, 2024, 8:53 AM EDT) -- RICHMOND, Va. — The Fourth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals affirmed a district court’s dismissal of breach of contract and bad faith claims alleged against an auto insurer, agreeing with the lower court’s determination that the claims cannot survive because the insured did not obtain a judgment against the tortfeasor before settling her claim with the tortfeasor, as required under Virginia law, and because the insured failed to allege any facts that would support a bad faith claim under Virginia law....