Coverage Barred For Aerial Spraying Of Herbicide, Texas Panel Determines

(August 29, 2019, 1:09 PM EDT) -- HOUSTON — The First District Texas Court of Appeals on Aug. 27 reversed a trial court's ruling that an insurer owes a duty to defend an insured against underlying allegations arising out of the insured’s aerial spraying of a herbicide because an endorsement to the policy’s pollution exclusion clearly precludes coverage (StarNet Insurance Co. v. RiceTec Inc., No. 01-18-00536-CV, Texas App., 1st Dist., 2019 Tex. App. LEXIS 7758)....