( October 8, 2024, 2:03 PM EDT) -- WASHINGTON, D.C. — The U.S. Supreme Court on Oct. 7 denied a third-party claimant’s petition for writ of certiorari, refusing to review a California appellate court’s ruling that the claimant lacks standing to bring claims for negligence, intentional infliction of emotional distress (IIED) and bad faith against a tortfeasor’s auto insurer....