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Ohio Supreme Court Ruling: Context is Everything

Resolving policy ambiguities can be difficult with courts utilizing different analytic approaches. Steven Plitt and Jordan R. Plitt, “Practical Tools for Handling Insurance Cases,” §1:21 (Thompson Reuters 2011, and 2014 Supplement) (discussing various analytic approaches by the courts to resolve …

Ohio Supreme Court Says Ambiguity Determination Must Consider Context

The general rule holds that when a policy provision is susceptible to more than one interpretation courts should construe the ambiguity against the insurer and liberally in favor of the insured. This principle is often asserted by policyholders seeking coverage …