Mealey's (October 10, 2016, 8:25 AM EDT) -- BILLINGS, Mont. — An insurer has no duty to defend an insured for an underlying suit arising out of the release of hydrocarbon vapors because the policy’s oil/gas exclusion clearly precludes coverage for the underlying suit, a Montana federal judge said Oct. 5 (Janson Palmer, et al. v. Northland Casualty Co., et al., No. 15-58, D. Mont.; 2016 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 138556)....