Texas High Court Should Review Pollution Exclusion Ruling, Insured Contends

(October 16, 2019, 12:08 PM EDT) -- AUSTIN, Texas XE "Pollution Exclusion"  — The Texas Supreme Court should grant review of an appeals court’s ruling that an insurer owes no duty to defend an insured against underlying allegations arising out of the insured’s aerial spraying of a herbicide based on an endorsement to the policy’s pollution exclusion because the underlying suit alleges damages that are potentially covered under the policy at issue, the insured argues in an Oct. 11 petition for review (RiceTec Inc. v. StarNet Insurance Co., No. 19-0927, Texas Sup.)....