Pollution Exclusion Bars Coverage For Negligent Installation Of HVAC System

Mealey's (November 28, 2022, 1:44 PM EST) -- TULSA, Okla. — No coverage is owed to an insured heating, ventilation and air conditioning (HVAC) contractor for an underlying suit alleging that the contractor’s negligent installation of an HVAC system caused fiberglass particles to disperse through the underlying plaintiff’s home because a pollution exclusion in the insured’s primary policy clearly bars coverage, an Oklahoma federal judge said in granting the insurers’ motion for summary judgment....