Vincent J. Messina v. Nationwide Mutual Insurance Company, a Foreign Corporation

Opinion PER CURIAM.

Vincent Messina .appeals an order of the district court dismissing his bad faith tort claim against Nationwide Mutual Insurance Company. Mr. Messina also challenges the district court’s attorney fees award. We find no merit in Mr. Messina’s arguments and, accordingly, affirm the district court’s rulings.

I. Baokground

In November 1985, Mr. Messina was a passenger in a taxi that ran a red light and collided with another car. The car with which the taxi collided was insured by Nationwide. At the time, Mr. Messina did not own a car, and thus did not have any automobile…