Pollution Exclusion Bars Coverage For Discharge Of Contaminated Wastewater

Mealey's (February 22, 2022, 3:01 PM EST) -- EAST ST. LOUIS, Ill. — An insurer has no duty to defend or indemnify an insured accused of discharging contaminated wastewater onto a neighboring property because the policy’s pollution exclusion clearly bars coverage, an Illinois federal judge said Feb. 18 in granting the insurer’s motion for default judgment....