Legal Opinion
Dale Ludwick v. Harbinger Group, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided April 13, 2017No. 16-1561PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
RILEY, Chief Judge.
The question in this case is whether letting Dale Ludwick pursue her federal racketeering claims against an insurance company and its affiliates would impair state regulation of the insurance business in Iowa, Maryland, or Missouri. We agree with the district court 2 that it would, and the McCarran-Ferguson Act forbids that result. See 15 U.S.C. § 1012(b). We affirm the dismissal of Ludwiek’s claims.
I. BACKGROUND
The essence of Ludwick’s case is that Fidelity & Guaranty Insurance Company (F&G) — directed by the hedge fund that owns it, Harbinger Group, Inc., and abetted by…
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