Pollution Exclusion Is Ambiguous As To Whether Home Heating Oil Is A Pollutant

Mealey's (January 30, 2023, 12:15 PM EST) -- PROVIDENCE, R.I. — The Rhode Island Supreme Court on Jan. 27 vacated and remanded a trial court’s ruling entered in favor of an insurer in an insured’s suit seeking coverage for an underlying suit arising out of a home heating oil spill because the policy’s pollution exclusion is ambiguous as to whether home heating oil qualifies as a pollutant....