Pollution Exclusion Bars Coverage For Underlying Carbon Monoxide Suit, Judge Says

( June 29, 2026, 3:15 PM EDT) -- RIVERSIDE, Calif. — An insurer has no duty to defend or indemnify an insured for an underlying carbon monoxide poisoning suit because the policies’ total pollution exclusion clearly bars coverage, a California federal judge said in granting the insurer’s motion for summary judgment....