(April 21, 2021, 2:15 PM EDT) -- ST. LOUIS — A Missouri federal judge on April 19 imposed $1.5 million in sanctions on an insurer in a long-running coverage dispute over liability for injuries and property damages sustained as the result of the insured’s lead-smelting operations after determining that the sanctions are warranted based on the insurer’s refusal to comply with the court’s discovery orders....