Interlocutory Appeal Of Pollution Exclusion Ruling Not Warranted

Mealey's (April 11, 2023, 10:06 AM EDT) --  XE "pollution exclusion" HOUSTON — A Texas federal magistrate judge recommended denying a commercial general liability’s insurer’s motion for interlocutory appeal of a recent ruling that the insurer’s pollution exclusion does not bar coverage for a multidistrict litigation suit alleging that the insured’s sand-mining business contributed to the flooding sustained during Hurricane Harvey because the insurer failed to demonstrate that the ruling presents a controlling question of law that must be addressed....