Construing Ambiguities Against Insurer, 1st Circuit Upholds $1.6M Judgment

Mealey's (August 5, 2022, 3:21 PM EDT) -- BOSTON — Finding ambiguities in the language of a life insurance policy and ruling that a lower court did not abuse its discretion, the First Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals on July 25 upheld a grant of summary judgment and award of attorney fees, costs and prejudgment interest against a life insurer....