Government Did Not Breach Agreement By Not Covering Insolvent Insurer, Panel Says

Mealey's (August 28, 2018, 10:49 AM EDT) -- WASHINGTON, D.C. — Because a settlement agreement did not obligate the U.S. government to act as a guarantor of future periodic annuity payments for medical malpractice claims when an insurer became insolvent, the Federal Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals on Aug. 20 affirmed the entry of summary judgment in favor of the government (Karen L. Shaw, et al. The United States, No. 17-2136, Fed. Cir., 2018 U.S. App. LEXIS 23189)....