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0690 A claim for pollution that occurred over a long period of time is not a claim for liability caused by a "sudden event," and if the policy excludes all but sudden events, the carrier is entitled to summary judgment in a coverage dispute unless the insured offers evidence raising a triable issue about whether sudden events caused some of the pollution.CitationAMERICAN STATES INS v SUPERIOR COURT (Spilled Oil) 28 CA4 399 [See: Montrose v Super Ct 6 C4 287, T/AT 1/94; ACL v Northbrook 17 CA4 1773, T/AT 11/93; Shell v Winterthur 12 CA4 715, T/AT 3/93; Smith v Hughes 22 F3 1432]
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