Habibollah Tabatabai v. West Coast Life Insurance Comp

BAUER, Circuit Judge.

The plaintiff-appellant, Habibollah Tabatabai (“Tabatabai”) sued defendant-appellee West Coast Life Insurance Co. (“West Coast Life”) for breach of contract and for a violation of West Coast Life’s implied duty of good faith and fair dealing. West Coast Life moved for summary judgment and the district court granted the motion on December 21, 2010. This appeal followed. We affirm.

I. BACKGROUND

On June 17, 2006, Tabatabai’s wife, Firouzeh Keshmiri (“Ms. Keshmiri”), completed an application for a $500,000 life insurance policy with the assistance of Darrell Alvine (“Alvine”),…