context: . In the district court, Defendants argued that there were eight ambiguities in the contract that rendered summary judgment inappropriate. On appeal, Defendants raise (and so we address) only three purported ambiguities.
citation_a.signal: see
citation_a.identifier: 380 F.3d 1308, 1310
citation_a.parenthetical: noting the "long-standing rule in this circuit" that issues not raised in initial briefs on appeal are waived
citation_a.sentence: See United States v. Curtis, 380 F.3d 1308, 1310 (11th Cir.2004) (noting the "long-standing rule in this circuit” that issues not raised in initial briefs on appeal are waived); see also United States v. Gupta, 463 F.3d 1182, 1195 (11th Cir.2006) (stating that if a party fails to provide arguments on the merits of an issue and makes only passing reference to the issue in its briefs, the argument is waived), cert. denied, - U.S. -, 127 S.Ct. 2446, 167 L.Ed.2d 1132 (2007).
citation_b.signal: see also
citation_b.parenthetical: stating that if a party fails to provide arguments on the merits of an issue and makes only passing reference to the issue in its briefs, the argument is waived
citation_b.sentence: See United States v. Curtis, 380 F.3d 1308, 1310 (11th Cir.2004) (noting the "long-standing rule in this circuit” that issues not raised in initial briefs on appeal are waived); see also United States v. Gupta, 463 F.3d 1182, 1195 (11th Cir.2006) (stating that if a party fails to provide arguments on the merits of an issue and makes only passing reference to the issue in its briefs, the argument is waived), cert. denied, - U.S. -, 127 S.Ct. 2446, 167 L.Ed.2d 1132 (2007).