· 10/6/2014
Abakar v. United States
Citations
- 135 S. Ct. 296
- 190 L. Ed. 2d 216
How courts have described this case
Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.
- noting that, in interpreting an insurance contract, statutory definitions are not binding but “can serve as another extrinsic source” to help determine a term’s meaning
- court may use standard works such as dictionaries to aid interpretation of ambiguous insurance contracts
- treatment of TMJ did not come within policy exclusion for dental care and treatment
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