( February 23, 2026, 1:41 PM EST) -- PORTLAND, Ore. — A district court erred in finding that a commercial general liability insurer has no duty to defend or to contribute to the defense of its insured named in an underlying chemical exposure XE "chemical exposure" suit because the policies’ pollution exclusion does not bar coverage based on the allegations in the underlying suit, the Ninth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals said Feb. 20 in reversing and remanding the court’s summary judgment ruling....