Wisconsin Mutual Insurance Co. v. United States

EASTERBROOK, Circuit Judge.

Vaughn Larson was driving his van north on Interstate 90 in Wisconsin. As he moved into the right-hand lane, the van collided with a car driven by Danielle Ska-trud, who was passing on the right. Larson brought the van to a safe stop. Ska-trud could not control her car, crossed the median of the highway, and hit two cars traveling south. Skatrud and her two passengers died; the drivers of the cars that had been moving south sustained both personal injury and property damage. After indemnifying its clients, Wisconsin Mutual Insurance Company was subrogated to their…