Mealey's (December 4, 2019, 12:46 PM EST) -- SEATTLE — The majority of the Ninth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals on Nov. 29 affirmed the dismissal of an insured’s breach of contract and bad faith lawsuit against an auto insurer because the insured failed to perform his duties under the policy by not providing the insurer with information related to his theft claim (Edward Stolz v. Safeco Insurance Co. of America, No. 17-17214, 9th Cir., 2019 U.S. App. LEXIS 35713)....