Legal Opinion

Rochester Methodist Hospital v. Travelers Insurance

Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit

Decided February 23, 1984No. Nos. 83-1190, 83-1260 and 83-1261PublishedCited by 1 opinion

1Opinion of the Court

ARNOLD, Circuit Judge.

Rochester Methodist Hospital of Rochester, Minnesota, seeks to obtain reimbursement from Travelers Insurance Company, a fiscal intermediary under the Medicare program, of costs incurred in connection with a nursing-education program. We affirm the District Court’s1 holding in favor of Rochester. The principal defense offered by Travelers is that it is protected by the sovereign immunity of the United States, its principal. We hold that this immunity does not protect Travelers from personal liability for its own tort.

I. BACKGROUND

In 1970 Rochester State Junior College…

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3Cited by1 opinion

4 soc.sec.rep.ser. 216, Medicare&medicaid Gu 33,636 Rochester Methodist Hospital, a Minnesota Non-Profit Corporation v. The Travelers Insurance Company, a Connecticut Corporation, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Rochester Methodist Hospital, a Minnesota Non-Profit Corporation v. The Travelers Insurance Company, a Connecticut Corporation, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. Rochester Methodist Hospital, a Minnesota Non-Profit Corporation v. The Travelers Insurance Company, a Connecticut Corporation, and U.S. Department of Health and Human ServicesCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1984