( May 10, 2024, 9:15 AM EDT) -- BURLINGTON, Vt. — A Vermont federal judge denied a business auto insurer’s motion to bifurcate a breach of contract claim from a bad faith claim because any prejudicial effect on the insurer caused by trying both claims together will be mitigated if the jury finds that there was no breach of contract regarding the claim for underinsured motorist (UIM) benefits....