Hoffman Construction Co. of Alaska v. Fred S. James & Co.

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• holding that a term has no “plain meaning” when it is “susceptible to more than one plausible interpretation”
• holding that a term has no “plain meaning” when it is “susceptible to more than one plausible interpretation”
• holding that interpretations must be examined in the light of the particular context in which a term is used and the broader context of the policy as a whole
• explaining that, if multiple, plausible interpretations “withstand scru- tiny,” then we construe the term against the insurer
• explaining that policy interpretation requires us to examine the “particular context in which that term is used in the policy and the broader context of the policy as a whole”
• stating that, “when two or more competing, plausible Cite as 373 Or 714 (2025

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