Mealey's (October 27, 2022, 11:12 AM EDT) -- XE "Pollution Exclusion" NEW ORLEANS — A commercial general liability insurer has no duty to defend or indemnify its insured for cleanup costs or property damage caused by an oil spill because the policy’s pollution exclusion applies as a bar to coverage, the Fifth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals said Oct. 26 in affirming a district court’s opinion....