Hitachi Data Systems Corp. v. Leatherman

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• holding that words used in a statute “must be given their plain and ordinary meaning without resort to subtle or forced construction to limit or expand its operation”
• noting that in construing a statute, its words must be given their plain and ordinary meaning without resort to subtle or forced construction to limit or expand the statute’s operation
• noting the words of the statute must be given their plain and ordinary meaning without resorting to subtle or forced construction to limit or expand the statute’s operation
• stating the words of a statute must be given their plain and ordinary meaning without resorting to subtle or forced construction to limit or expand a statute's operation
• stating the words of a statute must be given their plain and ordinary meaning -without resorting to subtle or forced construction to limit or expand a statute’s operation
• stating the words of the statute must be given their plain and ordinary meaning without resorting to subtle or forced construction to limit or expand the statute’s operation

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