Pollution Exclusion Does Not Bar Coverage For Herbicide Exposure Claims, Judge Says

( February 24, 2026, 7:59 AM EST) -- WILMINGTON, Del. — A pollution exclusion does not apply as a bar to coverage for underlying suits alleging  XE "paraquat" that the herbicide paraquat causes Parkinson’s disease because the pollution exclusion applies only to traditional environmental pollution claims and cannot be interpreted to bar coverage for the underlying claims, a Delaware judge said in granting an insured’s partial motion for summary judgment....