Legal Opinion
Ruthardt v. United States
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Decided September 18, 2002No. 01-2553, 01-2587 and 01-2668PublishedCited by 18 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BOUDIN, Chief Judge.
On these appeals, plaintiff the Massachusetts Commissioner of Insurance (“the Commissioner”) argues that — under the McCarran-Ferguson Act, 15 U.S.C. § 1011 et seq. (2000) — two provisions of state law govern claims by the United States in a state insurance company liquidation proceeding. The district court said yes as to one issue (claims priority) and no as to the other (bar date). We agree.
On March 9,1989, a Massachusetts state court determined that two Massachusetts insurance companies (collectively, “American Mutual”) were insolvent. The court then appointed the…
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- United States v. SummerlinSupreme Court of the United States · 1940
- Group Life & Health Insurance v. Royal Drug Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1979
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3Cited by18 opinions
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- McHenry v. CommissionerCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 2012
- Wiener v. Wampanoag Aquinnah Shellfish Hatchery Corp.District Court, D. Massachusetts · 2002
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