Insureds Failed To Show Pollution Suit Is Potentially Covered, Judge Says

( March 24, 2026, 12:52 PM EDT) -- SACRAMENTO, Calif. — A California federal judge on March 23 denied a motion to dismiss or stay a declaratory judgment suit filed by insurers after determining that the insureds failed to show how an underlying suit alleging that the insureds unlawfully discharged pollutants into area waterways states, or could state, a covered claim that would require the insurers to defend the insureds....