Martin v. American Equity Insurance

MEMORANDUM DECISION

GOETTEL, District Judge.

Defendant moves to dismiss [Doc. # 9] the second, third and fourth counts of plaintiffs complaint on the ground that each of these counts fails to state a cause of action. See Fed.R.Civ.P. 12(b)(6). These counts allege a bad faith tort by defendant insurance company, violations of the Connecticut Unfair Insurance Practices Act, Conn. Gen.Stat. §§ 38a-815, et seq., (“CUIPA”), and violations of the Connecticut Unfair Trade Practices Act, Conn. Gen.Stat. §§ 42-110a, et seq., (“CUTPA”). For the reasons set forth below, defendant’s motion will be granted.

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