Pollution Exclusion Bars Coverage For Underlying Chemical Exposure Suits

( October 29, 2024, 12:04 PM EDT) -- PHILADELPHIA — A pollution exclusion bars coverage for underlying bodily injury suits seeking damages caused by exposure to ethylene oxide (EtO) released from an insured’s medical device manufacturing facility because EtO qualifies as a pollutant and the policy’s pollution exclusion clearly bars claims arising out of the release of EtO, a Pennsylvania federal judge said Oct. 28 in granting an insurer’s motion for judgment on the pleadings....

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