Legal Opinion
Hammer v. U.S. Dep't of Health & Human Servs.
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided September 25, 2018No. 18-2523PublishedCited by 39 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
St. Eve, Circuit Judge.
The Department of Health and Human Services owed millions of dollars to the now-defunct Land of Lincoln Mutual Health Insurance Company. Likewise, Land of Lincoln owed millions to HHS. As part of its regulatory oversight, HHS has elected to set off its own debt payments by first paying down Land of Lincoln's debt. The Director of the Illinois Department of Insurance, who is Land of Lincoln's appointed liquidator, contends that this setoff violates an order issued by the Illinois court overseeing the liquidation proceedings that prevents any creditors from setting off…
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