Mealey's (December 13, 2022, 12:07 PM EST) -- DENVER — The 10th Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals on Dec. 12 affirmed a district court’s dismissal of an insured’s breach of contract suit against an auto insurer, agreeing with the lower court’s finding that the suit was barred by the doctrine of res judicata based on the insured’s prior bad faith lawsuit filed against the auto insurer....