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4 canonical passages across 3 cases, quoted by 13 opinions in total. These passages cluster together because the same opinions keep quoting them side by side: they state parts of one doctrine. The anchor passage is from Cookson v. Liberty Mutual Fire Insurance.

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1 Cookson v. Liberty Mutual Fire Insurance Anchor
me · 2012
green “an event that is without apparent cause or unexpected; an unfortunate event, especially one causing injury or damage.” 4
2 Patrick Langevin v. Allstate Insurance Company
me · 2013
green “construe ambiguous policy language strictly against the insurance company and liberally in favor of the policyholder.” 3
3 Patrick Langevin v. Allstate Insurance Company
me · 2013
green “review the ... insurance policy to determine if any of the damages awarded in the underlying judgment are based on claims that would be recoverable pursuant to the ... policy.” 3
4 Patrick v. J. B. Ham Co.
me · 1921
green “an accident is a. befalling; an event that takes place without one's forethought or expectation; an undesigned, sudden, and unexpected. event. its synonyms include mishap, mischance, misfortune, disaster, calamity, catastrophe.” 3

A red or yellow flag on a member means the underlying case has negative treatment: for those, check the case page before relying on the passage.

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