Year:
2002
Court:
U.S. Court of Appeals, 9th Circuit
Case Number:
02-57082, 03-55394
Issue:
- Exclusions
- Poor draftsmanship
State:
- California
Where an insurer chooses to draft an exclusion that does not clearly and unambiguously apply to a specific claim, it cannot argue, after the fact, for a contrary interpretation. Poor draftsmanship cannot support an insurer’s argument for a narrow underwriting construction of coverage.