Transamerica Assurance Corporation v. Settlement Capital Corporation, United States of America, Gary Steele

OPINION

COOK, Circuit Judge.

Settlement Capital Corporation (“Settlement Capital”) appeals a district court’s order granting summary judgment in favor of the United States on the basis of federal sovereign immunity. We affirm.

I

Gary Steele was injured by a Virginia National Guard vehicle. He filed a claim against the United States under the Federal Tort Claims Act (“FTCA”), 28 U.S.C. §§ 1346(b), 2671, et seq. The United States settled the claim by purchasing an annuity for Steele’s benefit from Trans-America Assurance Corporation (“Trans-America”). According to its contract with TransAmeriea,…