W.Va. High Court Says Rulings In Chlorine Gas Coverage Suit Are Not Appealable

(January 29, 2024, 12:28 PM EST) --  XE "Pollution Exclusion"  CHARLESTON, W.Va. — The West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals dismissed an appeal filed by insurers in a coverage dispute over damages caused by the release of liquefied chlorine after determining that it lacks subject matter jurisdiction to review a circuit court’s findings that the insurers’ policy exclusions for wear and tear, faulty workmanship and pollution do not bar coverage for the damages because the lower court’s orders were not final appealable orders as required under West Virginia law....