Sewage Is A Pollutant; Coverage Is Barred, Insurer Argues In 11th Circuit Brief

(June 20, 2017, 9:50 AM EDT) -- ATLANTA — An Alabama federal judge erred in finding that coverage is provided for two underlying lawsuits alleging injuries from sewage exposure because a total pollution exclusion is not limited to traditional industrial or environmental pollution and bars coverage, an insurer argues in its June 8 reply brief filed in the 11th Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals (Evanston Insurance Co. v. J&J Cable Construction LLC, et al., No. 17-11188, 11th Cir.)....