New Jersey Federal Court Holds Broken Glass May Qualify as Pollutant Under Insurance Policy Cleanup Provision

Applying New Jersey law, the United States District Court for the District of New Jersey declined to dismiss a complaint seeking cleanup coverage for broken glass found in a grass field. The dispute arose after a private school discovered broken glass embedded within a grass sports field on its property. The school filed a claim with its insurance provider to recover the costs associated with extracting the glass from the land.... By: Wiley Rein LLP