Ordered that the order is reversed, on the law, with costs, the defendants' motion is granted, and the third, seventh, and eighth causes of actions, and the claim to recover an attorney's fee, are dismissed.
"A complaint does not state a claim for compensatory or punitive damages by alleging merely that the insurer engaged in a pattern of bad-faith conduct. The complaint must first state a claim of egregious tortious conduct directed at the insured claimant. Only...
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