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Broad Pollution Exclusion Is Ambiguous: Lead Covered by Policy

by Kent Holland | Jul 18, 2011 | Newsletter Article

May 2005 A federal court in New York found the language of the standard pollution exclusion of a commercial property insurance policy to be overly broad and ambiguous so as not to exclude coverage for lead dust resulting from a contractor’s efforts to remove...

Silica Claim Barred by Total Pollution Exclusion in CGL Policy

by Kent Holland | Jul 18, 2011 | Newsletter Article

August 2005 A commercial general liability (CGL) policy containing a “total pollution exclusion endorsement” was found to be effective in excluding claims based on alleged injuries arising out of inhaling silica dust from sand-blasting operations. by J....

Absolute Pollution Exclusion in Contractors Policy Does Not Bar Coverage for Toxic Fume Injuries

by Kent Holland | Jul 18, 2011 | Newsletter Article

November 2005 In a case addressing the applicability of a pollution exclusion provision in a commercial general liability (CGL) insurance policy, the New Jersey Supreme Court held that the absolute pollution exclusion applied only to traditional pollution claims and...

Subrogation and Intervention in Construction Defect Case Involving Water and Mold

by Kent Holland | Jul 18, 2011 | Newsletter Article

February 2006 By paying a portion of its insureds claims for property damage to their house, State Farm Insurance obtained partial subrogation rights under the homeowners policy entitling it to intervene in a construction defect lawsuit that the homeowner brought...

Mold Litigation: Expert Testimony Required to Prove Causation

by Kent Holland | Jul 18, 2011 | Newsletter Article

April 2006 Due to lack of expert testimony concerning causation, a federal district court in Texas dismissed a suit by a homeowner alleging that a leaking sewer pipe in a basement crawl space caused mold to grow throughout the house. No previous Texas cases have dealt...
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