Geico can’t put the brakes on a bad-faith case stemming from underinsured motorist benefits a plaintiff says they are owed as part of a rear-end collision claim, a federal judge has ruled.

U.S. District Judge Matthew Brann of the Middle District of Pennsylvania denied Geico’s motion to sever and stay the litigation filed by David Newhouse, who was rear-ended by a truck and injured while driving a rental car.