Insurer Has No Duty To Defend Contractor Under Total Pollution Exclusion

Mealey's (September 13, 2022, 1:37 PM EDT) -- DALLAS — Applying the “eight corners rule” set forth under state law, a federal judge in Texas on Sept. 8 ruled that an insurer is entitled to summary judgment on its claim that it does not owe a contractor a duty to defend in an underlying lawsuit because the policy’s total pollution exclusion bars coverage for the claims asserted against the contractor....