No Coverage Owed For Environmental Contamination Claims, Judge Determines

Mealey's (May 10, 2021, 2:30 PM EDT) -- GREAT FALLS, Mont. — Insureds seeking coverage for environmental contamination claims are not owed coverage under environmental impairment liability and contractors pollution liability policies because the insureds failed to file a claim for coverage during the environmental impairment liability policy periods and made material misrepresentations on their applications for the contractors pollution liability policies, a Montana federal judge said May 5 in granting the insurer’s motion for summary judgment....