Pollution Exclusion Does Not Bar Coverage For Methanol Poisoning Suit, Panel Says

( June 25, 2026, 2:38 PM EDT) -- INDIANAPOLIS — An insurer owes coverage for an underlying wrongful death suit stemming from methanol poisoning caused by the ingestion of an ethanol drink product sold by the insured because methanol is not identified as a pollutant in the pollution exclusion, included in the commercial general liability portion of a policy, the Indiana Court of Appeals said in reversing a trial court’s ruling....