Pollution Exclusion Bars Coverage For Underlying Contamination Suits

Mealey's ( November 1, 2022, 7:53 AM EDT) -- JACKSON, Miss. — A pollution exclusion included in a primary insurer’s policies bars coverage for underlying suits alleging that an insured’s facility contaminated neighboring properties because the pollution exclusion at issue precludes coverage for loss of use of property as alleged in the underlying suits, a Mississippi state judge said Oct. 28 in granting the primary insurer’s motion for summary judgment....