Thompson v. National Union Fire Insurance Co.
Case Details
- Judge(s)
- Eginton
- Status — whether other courts must follow this ruling
- Published
- Procedural Posture — the stage the case had reached
- summary judgment
- State
- Connecticut
- Circuit
- Second Circuit
Related Laws
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Outcome
The court granted summary judgment in favor of plaintiffs, finding that the insurance policy's wrap-up exclusion was ambiguous and therefore did not exclude coverage for the Kleen Energy Systems project. Under the doctrine of contra proferentem, the ambiguous exclusion was construed against the insurer and in favor of the insured.
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