Mealey's (May 7, 2019, 8:53 AM EDT) -- BALTIMORE — A Maryland federal magistrate judge on May 3 partially granted an insurer’s motion for summary judgment after determining that the proper method of allocation for an underlying lead paint exposure suit is a pro rata method of allocation; however, the magistrate judge denied the motion as it applied to the start date of the lead paint exposure because a question of fact exists about when the exposure began (Allstate Insurance Co. v. Ky’Won Pitts, et al., No. 18-1795, D. Md., 2019 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 74854)....