Pollution Exclusion Does Not Bar Coverage For Underlying Exposure Suit, Judge Says

( September 2, 2026, 2:09 PM EDT) -- LOS ANGELES — An insurer has a duty to defend its insured against an underlying personal injury suit stemming from a claimant’s exposure to hydrogen sulfide gas because the insurer failed to show that the pollution exclusion in its policy applies as a bar to coverage, a California federal judge said in partially granting the insured’s motion for summary judgment....