Summary Judgment Awarded to Insurer in Drywall Coverage Case

METAIRIE, La. - A state court judge has awarded summary judgment to a homeowners' insurer that cited several policy exclusions as grounds for denying an insured's claim for coverage of damage caused by Chinese drywall. Ross v. C. Adams Construction & Design LLC, et al., No. 676-185 (La. Dist. Ct., Jefferson Prsh.).

The April 14 ruling by Jefferson Parish District Court Judge Lee V. Faulkner Jr. stands in contrast to a decision last month by an Orleans Parish judge who held that a pollution exclusion contained in a homeowners' policy does not bar coverage for Chinese drywall damage.

Judge Faulkner's …