Legal Opinion
United States v. Thomas Trammel, Motorists Mutual Insurance Company
Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
Decided June 12, 1990No. 88-6241PublishedCited by 13 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ALAN E. NORRIS, Circuit Judge.
The government appeals from an order of summary judgment denying its claim under the Federal Medical Care Recovery Act (“FMCRA”), 42 U.S.C. §§ 2651-2653. The district court concluded that, under the facts of this case, the government’s FMCRA rights are effectively abrogated by Kentucky’s no-fault insurance statute. On appeal, we are asked to determine the extent to which the government’s right under the federal statute is independent of the substantive law of the state on which it is predicated. For the reasons set out more fully below, we affirm.
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- United States v. Joseph M. Haynes and Allstate Insurance CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1971
- United States v. Leta MooreCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1972
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