Petitioner:	In re: MICHAEL B. REED, Individually/Deceased, Constance M. Reed on behalf of C.R. on behalf of L.R., JAMES L. ENGLAND, JR., BRITTANY N. HYRE ANCULLE, JAMES H. BARNES, LISA M. BATES, JAMES M. BELL, GENA R. BELL, PRISCILLA A. BLACKBURN, BRUCE A. BRAULT, JIRAPORN NUMNUAN, CHARLES BROCUGLIO, ROBERT A. BROGAN, BAYLEN T. BRYANT, JONATHAN L. BRYANT, CHASSLENE ROBBINS, MICHAEL W. BUCHANON, LIDDA J. MARLER, ARNOLD L. CARR, BOCK H. CHING, KIMBERLY D. CLARK, WILLIAM C. COLE, COLLEEN J. COLE, LAURIE A. CONTOIS, CURTIS A. CUPP, FLAVIA G. CUPP, MICHAEL A. CUSHMAN, JOSS E. HENRY, DALLAS C. HACK, BARBARA A. TOBERY-HACK, STEWART G. HONECK, AMARA Y. HONECK, DENNIS H. HORTON, DEBORAH C. HORTON, MARK E. HOWARD, SUE D. HUSKEY, DAVID C. JOHNSON, LOURMAN JOHNSON, JR., RICHARD W. JONES, KIMBERLY A. JONES, WILLARD H. KING, SUSAN L. KELLY, JEFFREY O. KISER, KATHERYN J. KISER, KIMBERLY D. KNIGHT, KENNETH E. KRAUJALIS, ANNA M. KRAUJALIS, BARBARA JEAN LEDBETTER, JAMES M. MCELHENEY, CATHERINE S. MCELHENEY, STEPHEN D. MCHAN, SANDRA S. MCHAN, ROSCOE T. MCMAHAN, JR., PAULA F. MCMAHAN, MALIBU K. MESSER, LINDA S. MITCHELL, DAVID E. MITCHELL, GARY W. MORRIS, JANE E. MORRIS, CHARLES E. NELSON, JR., ROBIN L. NELSON, KATHRYN L. NELSON, TONY OGLE, DEBORAH OGLE, TEDDY V. OSBORNE, JOHN F. PANZARELLA, PATRICIA R. PANZARELLA, ROGER D. PARSONS, MELINDA R. PAXSON, JUSTYN R. PERKINS, GERTRUDE E. PERKINS, SCOTT A. PERNICIARO, VICKI M. PERNICIARO, STEVEN J. PICKEL, LINDA G. PICKEL, JOEL D. POOLE, VERONICA GLORIA TEJEDA GOMEZ, TAMI S. POE, SHAWN P. ROBBINS, PATRICIA R. SHELTON, SAMUEL H. SIMCHON, DOROTHY R. SIMCHON, WILLIAM I. TAYLOR, JILL A. TAYLOR, BRYAN H. THOMAS, DAVE W. THOMAS, PATRICIA L. THOMAS, CHERI M. TOWLES, BUD TRENTHAM, JANICE TRENTHAM, LYNETTE F. WAITE, RUBI D. WARD, SHAWN M. WAITE, MICHAEL D. WEEMS, ANGELA N. WEEMS, JANET J. WEBB, KIMBERLY R. WILKERSON, DANIEL D. WILLIAMS, JEFFREY L. WILKERSON, MATTHEW L. ZODER, ADRIANA E. ZODER, CYNTHIA M. YEARICK, BRITTANY N. ADKINS, ANITA E. BARBOR, SUSAN J. BROCUGLIO, CARL B. BEARD, DEBORAH S. BECKMAN, MELISSA A. BEARD, KIMBERLY F. BLANTON, CYNTHIA D. BLOCKER, TERRY H. BLANTON, JR., MICHAEL H. BOYD, ARLAN BURNS, ELIZABETH B. BOYD, SYLVIA J. BURNS, MALINDA A. CAIN, CHRISTOPHER E. CAIN, RANDALL L. CAMPBELL, JENNIFER E. CAMPBELL, PATRICIA A. CANNON, BRITTANY CASTLE, JORDAN WILSON, ROMA L. CHAVOT, JACOB ROSENZWEIG, SHIELA J. CONNER, LONAS R. CORDELL, ANGELA K. CORDELL, JARROD D. CURCIO, TERRI L. CURCIO, DANIEL J. DAILEY, BETTY F. DAVIS, JAMES W. DENTON, SHIRLEY A. REDENOUR-DENTON, KEITH A. DONNELLY, HANNA N. DOVER, HOWARD N. DOWNING, JOYCE A. DOWNING, JOHN W. DRUMMOND, ELIZABETH W. DRUMMOND, ALISA M. DURBIN-CARROLL, CHAD CARROLL, JACOB L. DYKSTRA, JERALYN N. DYKSTRA, CYNTHIA L. GABOURY, ALEXANDER A. GALARZA, CRAIG S. GIBBS, SAYE D. RIPPER, LAWRENCE J. GIROUAID, EDWARD G. GREER, JACQUELINE R. ROBERTSON, ALLEN B. HAMMETT, SUSAN R. HANSEN-MARSHALL, JESSE M. HEATON, TRACEY R. HENSLEY, CARMEN M. HIGGS, DAVID M. HIGGS, CHARLES F. HINES, II, MARY ANN HINES, MICHAEL S. HOLLIDAY, BRIANNA N. HYRE, DAWN J. JUCKER, MEGAN E. KELLY, MICHAEL J. KUTZ, MICHELLE T. KUTZ, MARK W. LACEY, VAN DEE L. LACEY, PAMELA A. LADNER, KARA N. LANHAM, GREGORY E. LANHAM, JENNIFER E. LAURER, MICHAEL A. LAVORO, THOMAS W. LAWLESS, KIM C. LAWLESS, CHARLES J. LESTER, ALBERTO A. MOREL MARTENEZ, LLOYD H. MARTIN, LINDA C. MARTIN, VALERIE B. MASON, MACAJA D. MASON, JERRY W. MAYBERRY, VICKI S. MAYBERRY, HILDA MCBEE, TODD W. MCCAIN, JOHN M. MCKINNEY, BRITTANY N. MCKINNEY, HUNTER S. MEIER, SUSAN K. MELCHOR, RONALD L. MILLER, CONNIE J. MILLER, STEPHANIE K. MOORE, RICHARD L. MOORE, TATIANA V. MOSKALENKO-NEARGARDER, WINDHAM B. MOTLEY, SUSAN S. MOTLEY, JEREMY J. MURPHY, JENNIFER A. MURPHY, CINDY L. MYERS, MICHAEL T. MYERS, NORTON CREEK HOME OWNERS ASSOCIATION, BRANDON L. NUSSBAUM, JACLYN M. NUSSBAUM, LLOYD A. NUSSBAUM, ELIZABETH C. O'NEILL, DONNA E. PATRICK, GWENDOLYN A. PROPST, ANDREW ROBERT PYE, JULIO A. RABELO, JOHN F. RANDLES, BRENDA R. RANDLES, JANIE S. RAY, HUGH L. RAY, RUSSELL L. REAGAN, BARBARA A. REAGAN, RYAN R. RISTAU, VERONICA W. ROCCHIETTI, LORA L. RUSCHAU-WILL, TOM J. WILL, BILLY L. SALISBURY, TERRY L. SCHILLER, JOHN L. SEFFERNICK, IV, CONNIE D. SHERRILL, SAVANNAH M. SHERRILL, MARY K. SHIELDS, DORIS A. SIKORA, JOHN SIKORA, WALLACE D. SITZES, MONICA A. SITZES, BILLY J. SMITH, JAMES E. SPEER, TERESA J. SPEER, JOANNE H. SPINO, MARIAH L. STARLING, MELISSA L. STARLING, JAMES E. STEWART, RAELEEN J. STEWART, MELINDA R. STITES, ERIC B. STITES, SCOTT D. THOMAS, PETER G. THOMPSON, YALONDA Y. THOMPSON, MARCO A. TURCIOS, VIRGINIA F. TURNER, ROBERT W. WAIKEL, JAMIS E. WAIKEL, PAUL T. WELDON, TERESA M. WELDON, WILLIAM S. WHISNANT, SHIRLEY G. WHISNANT, LARRY L. WHITESIDE, JOYCE A. WHITESIDE, WILLIAM J. WIEDMAN, PATRICIA K. WIEDMAN, KATHERINE E. WILLIAMS, BEVERLY O. WOODARD, RANDALL E. WOODARD, JEAN P. YOUNG, FRANK M. YOUNG, THERESA M. DONNELLY, JAMES CARL VANCE, Individually, and as Surviving Spouse and Next of Kin of Deceased May Evelyn Norred Vance, WILLIAM H. BROWN, Executor of Estate of Elaine H. Brown, JAMILA M. BYRD, as Next of Kin of Deceased Pamela Jean Johnson, MELANIE MEEKS PHILLIPS, Next of Kin of Deceased Bradley Phillips, DEBORAH T. SPILLERS, Administratrix of Estate of Charles Edwin Taylo, PAUL BRANSON SUMMERS, Individually, and as Next of Kin of Deceased Joe Summers, Deceased Janet Summers, PHILLIP JARED SUMMERS, Individually, and as Next of Kin of Deceased Joe Summers, Deceased Janet Summers, SEAN WESLEY SUMMERS, Individually, and as Next of Kin of Deceased Joe Summers, Deceased Janet Summers, JACKIE SUE BARNES, CHRISTOPHER W. BEAM, SANDRA A. BEAM, RUTH B. BLOOM, GUY E. BURROUGHS, CHRISTINE M. BURROUGHS, RODNEY CLARK, NELIDA F. COLLANTES, STEPHEN C. BRADLEY, JEFFREY L. COOK, NANCY JEAN COOK, JOANNE COOKSEY, JAMIE B. CUBBAGE, BRYAN O. DANTZLER, MARGARET C. DANTZLER, DF INVESTMENTS, PHILLIP C. DOLLISH, TAMMY L. DOLLISH, GLENN F. DOUGLAS, GEORGE T. DOUGLAS, JR., ANGELINA R. DWYER, KENT A. EMMONS, JAMES E. FARRIS, SARA FARRIS, JOHN D. DENNEY, JEAN DENNEY, W. EARL FINLEY, MELISSA A. FLANNERY, THOMAS C. FREEBERG, KATHERINE E. FREEBERG, EARLENE A. HADDOCK, MARIE P. HAND, JOTTIE L. HAND, MICHELE L. HUSKEY, DEBRA S. JARVIS, MARK JARVIS, WYATT R. JONES, III, NANCY SUSAN JONES, LINDA L. KALEHOFF, STEPHANIE M. KENNEDY, MICHAEL SALIMBENE, BEN A. LAMBETH, GREG E. LANE, JOY D. LANE, JOSEPH F. MCCAHILL, NOBLE C. MCCULLEY, LOREN B. MCCULLEY, KEVIN S. MCGUIRE, ALEX R. MOORE, POLLY I. MOORE, MICHAEL R. MORGAN, DIANA L. MORGAN, MARYELLEN NICHOLSON, JOSEPH M. O'NEILL, LESLIE A. O'NEILL, HAROLD W. OTTO, LINDA A. OTTO, GREG S. PANCAKE, DHARMESH H. PATEL, DONIKA N. PATEL, SCOTT H. PATTERSON, SANDRA L. PATTERSON, SCOTT K. PERHAM, PAULA L. PERHAM, GERALD J. PORTIER, GWENDOLYN H. PORTIER, LARRY W. POTTER, WANDA R. POTTER, ASHLEY M. RAD, JASON S. RAKES, MATTHEW L. ROBERTSON, DAVID M. RUSH, REGINA L. RUSH, JOSEPH S. SHERROD, TAMILA S. SHERROD, DONALD D. SHIPMAN, DANIEL G. STRANGE, GINGER P. STRANGE, BENJIE S. STROUPE, BOBBY R. TAYLOR, DORIS G. TAYLOR, SABRINA C. TAYLOR, GLENN E. TERRY, BEA P. TERRY, PATRICK TONER, LISA ANN TONER, ROBERT D. WARD, JR., ANITA A. WENN, DON F. GREEN, JOHN C. WILLETT, KIMBERLY D. WILLETT, SCOTT W. YOUNG, JANE M. YOUNG, AMERICAN RELIABLE INSURANCE COMPANY, UNITED NATIONAL INSURANCE COMPANY, AMERICAN SECURITY INSURANCE CO., AMERICAN BANKERS INSURANCE COMPANY OF FLORIDA, STANDARD GUARANTY INSURANCE COMPANY, FARMERS INSURANCE EXCHANGE, FIRE INSURANCE EXCHANGE, FOREMOST INSURANCE COMPANY GRAND RAPIDS, MICHIGAN, FOREMOST PROPERTY AND CASUALTY INSURANCE COMPANY, FOREMOST SIGNATURE INSURANCE COMPANY, ILLINOIS FARMERS INSURANCE COMPANY, MID-CENTURY INSURANCE COMPANY, TRUCK INSURANCE EXCHANGE, NAUTILUS INSURANCE COMPANY, STATE FARM FIRE & CASUALTY COMPANY, STATE FARM INDEMNITY COMPANY, STATE FARM GUARANTY INSURANCE COMPANY, STATE FARM INSURANCE MUTUAL AUTOMOBILE INSURANCE COMPANY, LEXINGTON INSURANCE COMPANY, AIG PROPERTY CASUALTY COMPANY, SAFECO INSURANCE COMPANY OF AMERICA, SAFECO LLOYDS INSURANCE COMPANY, SAFECO NATIONAL INSURANCE COMPANY, FIRST NATIONAL INSURANCE COMPANY OF AMERICA, GENERAL INSURANCE COMPANY OF AMERICA, LIBERTY INSURANCE CORPORATION, LIBERTY MUTUAL FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY, CINCINNATI INSURANCE COMPANY, CINCINNATI CASUALTY COMPANY, CINCINNATI INDEMNITY COMPANY, COUNTRY MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY, COUNTRY CASUALTY INSURANCE COMPANY, PHILADELPHIA INDEMNITY COMPANY, GRANITE STATE INSURANCE COMPANY, ILLINOIS NATIONAL INSURANCE COMPANY, UNITED SERVICES AUTOMOBILE ASSOCIATION, USAA CASUALTY INSURANCE COMPANY, USAA GENERAL INDEMNITY COMPANY, GARRISON PROPERTY AND CASUALTY INSURANCE COMPANY, ALLSTATE FIRE AND CASUALTY INSURANCE COMPANY, ALLSTATE INSURANCE COMPANY, ALLSTATE INDEMNITY COMPANY, ALLSTATE PROPERTY & CASUALTY INSURANCE COMPANY, ENCOMPASS INDEMNITY COMPANY, ENCOMPASS INSURANCE COMPANY OF AMERICA, AUTO-OWNERS INSURANCE COMPANY, OWNERS INSURANCE COMPANY, SOUTHERN-OWNERS INSURANCE COMPANY and PROPERTY-OWNERS INSURANCE COMPANY
Respondent:	UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
Case Number:	26-504
Filed:	August 4, 2026
Court:	U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit
Nature of Suit:	Other

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