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Florida Court Reaffirms Extrinsic Evidence is Not Permitted to Resolve Ambiguity in an Insurance Contract

In Washington National Ins. Corp. v. Ruderman, 117 So.3d 943 (Fla. 2013) the Eleventh Circuit United States Court of Appeals certified a question to the Florida Supreme Court asking the following question: “If an ambiguity exists in [an] insurance policy …

New York Court Finds Ambiguity in Exception for Explosions

A New York appellate court recently issued one of the more interesting policy interpretation decisions, highlighting the importance of clearly drafted policies and exhibiting the well-settled principle that any ambiguity in a policy should be construed liberally in favor of …