Decision in $1 billion lawsuit shows contracts will be interpreted to ‘mean what they say’: lawyer

By Ian Burns ( June 28, 2018, 11:28 AM EDT) -- Despite its complexity involving a multitude of contracts, the science involved in making chemical compounds and a judgment of over $1 billion, the lawyer for a company in a case involving the operation of an ethylene plant in Alberta says ultimately the principles of contract interpretation that were applied are ones that are very familiar and straightforward....