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“PLEASE READ IT CAREFULLY,” Sixth Circuit reminds policyholders

By Squire Patton Boggs on January 22, 2020
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Ohio law requires courts to interpret ambiguous insurance-policy language against the drafter and in favor of policyholders. But if the language is clear and unambiguous (not to mention in a bold and ALLCAPS and super-big font), then courts apply the plain and ordinary meaning.

On the basis of that second rule of construction, Judge Readler, for a unanimous panel (Batchelder & Donald, JJ.), affirmed dismissal of a putative class action in Richelson v. Liberty Insurance.

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    Sixth Circuit Appellate Blog
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    Squire Patton Boggs
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