Pollution Exclusion Does Not Bar Coverage For 'Degraded Indoor Air Quality'

(September 18, 2020, 11:09 AM EDT) -- SALEM, Ore. — A pollution exclusion included in a landlord protection policy does not bar coverage for an underlying suit arising from carbon monoxide poisoning because it is not clear if the pollution exclusion bars coverage for "degraded indoor air quality" as alleged in the underlying complaint, the Oregon Court of Appeals said Sept. 16 in affirming a trial court's ruling for the insured (Gary Rogowski v. Safeco Insurance Company of Oregon, No. A169063, Ore. App., 2020 Ore. App. LEXIS 1105)....