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Viewpoint: I Was Hanged by a Comma

Legend has it that these were the last words uttered by Sir Roger Casement shortly before the King’s Executioner pulled the lever, thereby causing poor Sir Roger to be hanged until dead. Born in 1864, Sir Roger Casement worked for …

It’s a Fine Line: Interpreting Status-Based Exclusions

Insurance companies and their adjusting staff are well aware of basic policy interpretive rules. When determining whether the insurance company has a duty to defend a tendered complaint, the rules are stacked against the insurance company, and in favor of …

New York Court Finds Ambiguity in Exception for Explosions

A New York appellate court recently issued one of the more interesting policy interpretation decisions, highlighting the importance of clearly drafted policies and exhibiting the well-settled principle that any ambiguity in a policy should be construed liberally in favor of …