No Coverage Owed For Underlying Suit Arising Out Of Cleanup Of Lead Paint Dust

Mealey's (November 21, 2017, 12:08 PM EST) -- ST. LOUIS — No coverage is afforded for an underlying suit alleging claims related to the cleanup of lead dust after the removal of lead paint from a high school because the policy’s pollution endorsement applies only in limited circumstances and the policy’s lead exclusion clearly bars coverage, a Missouri federal judge said Nov. 20 (Rice Painting Co. Inc. v.  Depositors Insurance Co., No. 15-1064, E.D. Mo., 2017 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 191355)....