Pollution Exclusion Does Not Bar Coverage Based On Transportation Endorsement

(January 16, 2024, 11:27 AM EST) -- BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — A commercial general liability policy’s pollution exclusion does not apply as a bar to coverage for underlying environmental contamination suits filed against an insured because the policy’s transportation endorsement exception adds back the coverage excluded by the policy’s pollution exclusion, an Alabama federal judge said in denying the insurer’s motion for summary judgment....