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Pollution Clause Excludes Coverage for Damages Sought in Groundwater Contamination Case

In a decision that clarifies the broad scope pollution exclusions in certain insurance policies, the Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals affirmed a district court’s grant of summary judgment in favor of the insurance companies excluding coverage to their insured. Scottsdale Indemnity Co. v. Village of Crestwood, Nos. 11-2385, 11-2556, 11-2583 (7th Cir. Mar. 12, 2012), available at www.bdlaw.com/assets/attachments/Crestwood.pdfThe Seventh Circuit concluded that pollution exclusions contained in the Village of Crestwood’s insurance policies protected the insurers from having to defend or indemnify the Village in connection with an underlying lawsuit for allegedly distributing contaminated well water to Village residents. Read More ›