Legal Opinion
Figuli v. State Farm Mutual Fire & Casualty
Colorado Court of Appeals
Decided March 29, 2012No. 11CA0613PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Judge GRAHAM.
1 1 In this action concerning insurance coverage, plaintiffs, Shadi Figuli, Joshua Figuli, and Jean Chu, appeal the district court's summary judgment in favor of defendant, State Farm Insurance Companies, concluding that raw sewage is a pollutant excluded from coverage by State Farm policies' absolute pollution exclusion. We affirm.
I. Background
T2 In 2004, the Figulis became ill while living in a rental property owned by Chu. The property was covered by a rental dwelling policy with State Farm, and Chu also had a personal liability umbrella policy.
T3 After testing on…
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