Read the following excerpt from a US court opinion:
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as a party from this litigation in the attached order. 7 . In the release, Smirman also took responsibility for the delay in the payment of the proceeds. After receiving the release, MetLife sent Smirman his account checkbook. 8 . As support for Plaintiff’s Brief in Opposition to Defendant’s Motion for Summary Judgment, Plaintiff submitted an expert opinion regarding standard insurance claims practices. We have read and considered the expert opinion, however we find that the expert opinion does not create a dispute of material fact in this matter. 9 . Section 8371 provides: In an action arising under an insurance policy, if tire court finds that the insurer has acted in bad faith toward the insured, the court may take all of the following actions: (1)Award inter 104 (E.D.Pa.1992) ; Coyne v. Allstate Ins. Co., 771 F.Supp. 673
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What is the most suitable continuation to the opinion? Your options are:
A. holding that the alleged conduct constituting violations of the uipa and the regulations can be considered in determining whether the insurer acted in bad faith under section 8371
B. holding that courts may look to other statutes upon the same or similar subjects to define bad faith under section 8371
C. holding that although courts have inherent power to dismiss bad faith litigant  707a does not provide basis for dismissal on grounds of bad faith filing
D. holding that use of plaintiffs mark is in good faith even though other aspects of defendants behavior may have evidenced bad faith
E. holding that a bad faith claim is a tort
Reply with [A, B, C, D, E] only.