Pollution Exclusions Relieve Insurers Of Duty To Defend In Freon Leak Lawsuits

( March 25, 2025, 11:32 AM EDT) -- AUGUSTA, Ga. — Primary and excess insurers have no duty to defend their insured against two underlying lawsuits arising out of a Freon leak that caused the death of an underlying claimant and required the evacuation of an events arena because the policies’ pollution exclusions clearly bar coverage for the Freon leak, a Georgia federal judge said March 24....