Underlying Plaintiff Says Asbestos, Pollution Exclusions Do Not Preclude Coverage

( April 23, 2025, 2:19 PM EDT) --  XE "Environmental Contamination" ROCK ISLAND, Ill. — An insurer owes a duty to defend and indemnify its insureds in an underlying suit stemming from the insureds’ alleged improper disposal of construction debris because the policy’s asbestos and pollution exclusions do not bar coverage as the underlying suit alleges other potentially covered claims, the underlying plaintiff maintains in a cross-motion for summary judgment and in a response to the insurer’s motion for summary judgment....