New England Mutual Life Insurance Company, a Massachusetts Corporation v. Dennis A. Gray

MERRITT, Circuit Judge.

In this diversity case requiring interpretation of Michigan’s complex insurance code, plaintiff-appellant New England Mutual Life Insurance Co. appeals the District Court’s decision finding Michigan positive law applicable rather than Minnesota law. As a result, the District Court held that a “reimbursement” provision contained in a New England group health insurance policy issued in Minnesota did not allow New England to obtain reimbursement from a beneficiary of the policy who had received payments from two insurers for the same covered expenses. Because we believe…