Bryant v. Country Life Insurance

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• granting summary judgment where insurer did not dispute that it made its coverage decision based on assumptions and misinformation regarding facts surrounding policyholder’s death
• finding no genuine issue of material fact as to whether the plaintiffs 3 can establish emotional distress when their arguments did not allude to any medical 4 evidence
• relying on Van Noy to 22 dismiss a breach of fiduciary duty claim, holding that the claims “for breach of fiduciary duty are 23 merely its bad faith claims under another name”
• “[Plaintiff] may assert a claim for bad faith claims handling even if it is ultimately determined that there is no insurance coverage.”

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