Lenora Bateman v. Federal Insurance Company

MEMORANDUM **

Plaintiffs appeal the district court’s grant of summary judgment to Defendant Federal Insurance Company in this action for a declaratory judgment. Plaintiffs seek a declaration that Defendant, in handling Plaintiffs’ third-party claims, violated its duties under Montana’s Unfair Trade Practices Act (“UTPA”) and the common law. Reviewing de novo, Alexander Mfg., Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan & Trust v. Ill. Union Ins. Co., 560 F.3d 984, 986 (9th Cir.2009), we affirm in part, reverse in part, and remand to the district court.

We affirm the district court’s dismissal of…