The Oscar W. Larson Company v. United Capitol Insurance Company

BOGGS, Circuit Judge.

Defendant-appellant, United Capitol Insurance Company (United Capitol), appeals a grant of summary judgment in this declaratory judgment action in favor of the plaintiff-appellee, Oscar W. Larson Company (Larson). The parties disagree as to the scope of coverage that Larson has for pollution-related claims under a “Commercial General Liability” policy. For the reasons set out below, we affirm.

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This lawsuit centers on the interpretation of an insurance exclusion provision called the “Pollution Exclusion” by the parties. Larson installs petroleum distribution systems,…