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In This Issue Third Circuit And Illinois Supreme Court Each Hold That A Pollution Exclusion Bars Coverage For EtO Emissions, Rejecting Policyholder Arguments For Coverage Based On Government Permits Delaware Supreme Court Holds That “Bump-Up” Exclusion Does Not Bar Coverage For Securities Class Action Settlement Nevada Supreme Court Holds That Excess Insurer May Seek Equitable Subrogation Against Primary Insurer For Failure To Reasonably Settle Eleventh Circuit Confirms No Coverage For Invasion-Of-Privacy Verdict Due To Untimely Notice English Commercial Court Decides Novel Mortgagee’s Interest Insurance Claim English Commercial Court Provides Guidance On Policy Limits In Multi-Party Insurance Arrangements To view this month’s articles as a PDF, please click here. “Clients entrust the firm with major matters and sophisticated work.” - Chambers USA 2025 (quoting a client) Prior Editions: January 2026 Insurance Law Alert December 2025 Insurance Law Alert November 2025 Insurance Law Alert 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