How have courts interpreted a "specific clause" in a personal injury contract?

MultiRegion, United States of America

The following excerpt is from Mich. Workers' Comp. Ins. Agency v. Ace Am. Ins. Co. (In re PDH Holdings Corp.), No. 13-3305-bk (2nd Cir. 2014):

specific clause will control."); Klapp v. United Ins. Grp. Agency, Inc., 468 Mich. 459, 468 (2003) (noting that courts should "avoid an interpretation that would render any part of the contract surplusage or nugatory").

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