OfficeMax v. Levesque

In OfficeMax v. Levesque, the First Circuit held that:

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Contract interpretation, when based on contractual language without resort to extrinsic evidence, is a ‘question of law’ that is reviewed de novo.

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658 F.3d 94, 97 (1st Cir. 2011) (citing Principal Mut. Life Ins. Co. v. Racal-Datacom, Inc., 233 F.3d 1, 3 (1st Cir. 2000)).