· 11/2/2001
Nationwide Mutual Insurance v. Richardson
Citations
- 270 F.3d 948
- 348 U.S. App. D.C. 124
- 2001 U.S. App. LEXIS 23724
- 2001 WL 1344065
How courts have described this case
Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.
- explaining that because the clause at issue “potentially affect[ed] the insurance coverage of most businesses in the District of Columbia,” the question was “one of significant import to the public”
- explaining that because the clause at issue “potentially affect[ed] the insur- ance coverage of most businesses in the District of Columbia,” the question was “one of significant import to the public”
- “The burden is on the insurer to spell out in terms understandable to the man in the street any provisions that would exclude coverage.” (internal quotation marks omitted)
- \[c]ourts across the nation are hopelessly divided\
- conflicts analysis for contract cases
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Judges: Edwards, Ginsburg, Sentelle
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