Case Name: TRANSAMERICA INSURANCE COMPANY, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. The UNITED STATES, Defendant-Appellee
Court: United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
Jurisdiction: United States
Decision Date: 1993-07-09
Citations: 998 F.2d 972
Docket Number: No. 91-5099
Parties: TRANSAMERICA INSURANCE COMPANY, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. The UNITED STATES, Defendant-Appellee.
Judges: with whom ARCHER, Circuit Judge,
Reporter: Federal Reporter 2d Series
Volume: 998
Pages: 972–974

Head Matter:
TRANSAMERICA INSURANCE COMPANY, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. The UNITED STATES, Defendant-Appellee.
No. 91-5099.
United States Court of Appeals, Federal Circuit.
July 9, 1993.
Opinion by Chief Judge Nies Dissenting from Denial of Rehearing In Banc July 26, 1993.
John V. Burch, Bovis, Kyle & Burch, Atlanta, GA, was on plaintiff-appellant’s answer to Petition for Rehearing and Suggestion for Rehearing In Banc.
Stuart M. Gerson, Acting Asst. Atty. Gen., David M. Cohen, Director, Jeanne E. Davidson, Asst. Director and Richard E. Rice, Atty., Commercial Litigation Branch,' Dept, of Justice, Washington, DC, were on the defendant-appellee’s Petition for Rehearing and Suggestion for Rehearing In Banc. Of counsel was Terrence S. Hartman.
Edward G. Gallagher, Wickwire Gavin, P.C., Vienna, VA, was on the response of amicus curiae, American Ins. Ass’n in opposition to defendant-appellee’s Petition for Rehearing and Suggestion for Rehearing In Banc.

Opinion:
ORDER
A combined petition for rehearing and sug- gestión for rehearing in banc having been filed by the APPELLEE, and a response thereto having been invited by the court and filed by the APPELLANT, and a response of amicus curiae having been filed with leave, and a judge of the court having requested an in banc poll.
UPON CONSIDERATION THEREOF, it is
ORDERED that the petition for rehearing be, and the same hereby is DENIED, and it is further
ORDERED that the suggestion for rehearing in banc be, and the same hereby is, DECLINED.
Chief Judge Nies, Circuit Judges Archer, Mayer and Michel voted to rehear the case in banc. Chief Judge Nies will file an opinion at a later date dissenting to the denial of in banc.
The mandate of the court will issue on July 16, 1993.
ON REQUEST FOR REHEARING IN BANC