United States Fidelity & Guaranty Co. v. Specialty Coatings Co.

Plaintiff, United States Fidelity and Guaranty Company (USF&G), appeals from circuit court orders denying its motion for judgment on the pleadings against defendants, Specialty Coatings Company (Coatings) and Specialty Chemical Company (Chemical) (sometimes collectively defendants) and granting defendants’ motion for partial summary judgment. The issues raised for review include whether: (1) USF&G is collaterally estopped from relitigating the meaning of certain clauses of its insurance policy sold to defendants; (2) the policy’s pollution exclusion clause bars coverage for defendants; (3)…