Pollution, Contamination Exclusion Must Be Construed In Favor Of Coverage

(March 6, 2023, 2:45 PM EST) -- SANTA ANA, Calif. — A California federal judge denied an insurer’s motion to dismiss breach of contract, bad faith and declaratory judgment claims alleged by an insured seeking coverage for business losses sustained in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic because the policy’s pollution and contamination exclusion is ambiguous and must be construed in favor of coverage....