Federal Case

How courts have described this case

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

• arguing that circumstances surrounding contract formation are relevant to determine [a contracts] meaning.
• observing that the first step in contract interpretation was to \determine whether this phrase is ambiguous in light of the context in which the decree was signed and the specialized meaning of any words used\
• “[A]s consent decrees have many of the attributes of contracts, we interpret them with reference to traditional principles of contract interpretation.”
• permitting the use of extrinsic evidence to interpret a decree
• permitting the use of extrinsic evidence to interpret a decree

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).