No Coverage For Contamination Suit Based On Claims In Progress Exclusion

( July 18, 2023, 9:28 AM EDT) -- CINCINNATI — The Sixth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals affirmed a district court’s ruling in favor of a commercial general liability insurer, agreeing with the lower court’s conclusion that insurer has no duty to defend its insured against an underlying environmental contamination XE "environmental contamination"  suit because the policies at issue bar coverage for property damage claims that were in progress before the start date of coverage....