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· 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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