Legal Opinion
Mercado-Boneta v. Administracion Del Fondo De Compensacion Al Paciente Ex Rel. Insurance Commissioner
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Decided September 11, 1997No. 97-1354PublishedCited by 55 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
LYNCH, Circuit Judge.
This ease raises questions under the Contract Clause of the United States Constitution concerning a government’s power to regulate insurance companies facing insolvency by barring claims asserted after a particular date by insureds. If that power is upheld, then Dr. Fernandez is essentially uninsured on the malpractice claim and it may be that the malpractice plaintiffs will recover nothing regardless of the merits of their claim.
Manuel Mercado-Boneta brought a medical malpractice action against Dr. Elliot Fernandez and Fernandez’s insurer, the Patient’s Compensation Fund…
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