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· 2/24/2014

Pennsylvania v. Champney

Citations

  • 134 S. Ct. 1276
  • 188 L. Ed. 2d 359
  • 82 U.S.L.W. 3494
  • 571 U.S. 1230
  • 2014 WL 684485
  • 2014 U.S. LEXIS 1210

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

  • observing that “it doesn’t take much expertise to interpret a basic automobile insurance policy”
  • performing de novo review in a case involving “cross-motions for summary judgment with no disputed facts”
  • applying Illinois law and recognizing that commercial general liability policies are relatively difficult to understand
  • performing de novo review in a case involving “cross-motions for summary judgment with no disputed facts”
  • “The use of the words ‘shall’ or ‘must’ is generally regarded as mandatory.”
  • “Where facts are not disputed, if a district court grants one party’s motion for summary judgment and denies the other party’s cross- motion, this court can reverse and award summary judg- ment to the losing party below.” (quotation marks omitted)

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