Pollution Exclusion Bars Coverage For Stormwater Damage Suit, Judge Says

( September 8, 2025, 2:18 PM EDT) -- SAVANNAH, Ga. — An insurer has no duty to defend its insured in an underlying property damage suit caused by stormwater runoff because the policies’ pollution exclusion bars coverage, a Georgia federal judge said, noting that multiple Georgia courts have found that stormwater qualifies as a pollutant....