Pollution Exclusion Does Not Bar Coverage For Underlying Chemical Exposure Suit

(August 8, 2022, 10:03 PM EDT) -- CHICAGO — A pollution exclusion does not bar coverage for an underlying chemical exposure lawsuit because the exclusion is ambiguous as to whether toxic emissions qualify as traditional environmental pollution and because the exclusion includes an exception providing coverage for sudden and accidental discharges, an Illinois federal judge said Aug. 3 in denying an insurer’s motion for judgment on the pleadings and in granting the insureds’ motion for judgment on the pleadings....