Pollution Exclusion Bars Coverage For Underlying Pesticide Suit, Insurer Says

Mealey's (October 11, 2016, 10:54 AM EDT) -- LOS ANGELES — No coverage is owed for an underlying suit filed against an insured and seeking damages for bodily injuries sustained by a minor child as a result of his mother’s exposure to pesticides while she was pregnant with the child because coverage is barred by the policies’ pollution exclusion, an insurer claims in a complaint filed Oct. 4 in California federal court (Aspen Specialty Insurance Co. v. Ramco Enterprises L.P., No. 16-7422, C.D. Calif.)....