Coronavirus Does Not Constitute Pollution Condition, Federal Judge Determines

Mealey's (May 26, 2021, 12:20 PM EDT) -- MINNEAPOLIS — The virus that causes COVID-19 does not constitute a pollution condition under a premises pollution liability policy, a Minnesota federal judge said May 25 in granting an insurer’s motion to dismiss the insured’s complaint seeking business interruption losses caused by the shutdown of nonessential businesses in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic....