How have courts interpreted the "distinct possibility" standard in determining whether a claim can be denied?
MultiRegion, United States of America
The following excerpt is from U.S. v. Ruggiero, 928 F.2d 1289 (2nd Cir. 1991):
1 We derived the "distinct possibility" standard from United States v. Mastrangelo, 662 F.2d 946, 952 (2d Cir.1981), cert. denied, 456 U.S. 973, 102 S.Ct. 2236, 72 L.Ed.2d 847 (1982).
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