Fla. Judge Refuses to Revisit Pollution Exclusion Ruling Under Mass. Law

TAMPA, Fla. - A Florida judge has denied a motion to reconsider her decision to bar coverage for Chinese drywall claims based on a policy's total pollution exclusion, refusing to draw a distinction between traditional environmental pollution and that which occurs within a building. Granite State Insurance Co., et al. v. American Building Materials Inc., et al., No. 10-1542 (M.D. Fla.).

Judge Susan C. Bucklew of the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Florida ruled Jan. 24 that her recent award of summary judgment to Granite State Insurance Co. was based on sound application of Massachusetts law, which …