Georgia Federal Judge Says Insurer Has No Duty To Defend Underlying Lead Suit

(May 22, 2017, 6:04 PM EDT) -- COLUMBUS, Ga. — In granting an insurer’s motion to reconsider, a Georgia federal judge on May 15 determined that based on a recent Georgia Supreme Court opinion, the insurer has no duty to defend or indemnify its insured in an underlying action based on the policy’s pollution exclusion (Massachusetts Bay Insurance Co. v. Fort Benning Family Communities LLC, et al., No. 15-75, M.D. Ga., 2017 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 76913)....