Opinion ID: 3171236
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Heading: Reverting to Tackett 2007

Text: Defendants also argue this court should reinstate the district court’s initial decision dismissing the complaint, because it rested on “simple principles of contract construction.” See Tackett 2007, 523 F. Supp. 2d at 695. However, Tackett 2007 largely relied on the cap letters and did not consider other evidence submitted by Retirees. See Tackett 2007, 523 F. Supp. 2d at 689–90. Once that evidence was considered, the district court held that the cap letters did not apply to Retirees. See Tackett Bench Trial, 2011 WL 3438489, at –19. In light of our decision to remand, we anticipate that the district court will consider any admissible evidence that is probative of the Supreme Court’s direction to construe the parties’ Agreements under “ordinary principles of contract law.”