Pollution Endorsement Must Be Construed Against Professional Liability Insurer

Mealey's (November 9, 2020, 1:07 PM EST) -- CINCINNATI — The Sixth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals Nov. 5 affirmed a district court’s ruling that a pollution coverage endorsement in a professional liability insurer’s policy is ambiguous because there are the conflicts and inconsistencies in the endorsement that must be construed in the insured engineering and construction firm’s favor (Allied World Surplus Lines Insurance Company v. Richard Goettle Inc., Nos. 20-3339, 20-3394, 6th Cir., 2020 U.S. App. LEXIS 35147)....