Federal Judge Says Pollution Exclusion Bars Coverage For Dust Contamination

( June 30, 2026, 8:38 AM EDT) --  XE "Pollution Exclusion" PHILADELPHIA — A policy’s pollution exclusion bars coverage for the infiltration of dust into an insured home because dust qualifies as an irritant or contaminant, which are excluded causes of loss under the exclusion, a Pennsylvania federal judge said in granting the homeowners insurer’s motion for summary judgment....