The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit reversed a lower court’s order laying liability for more than $1.1 million in legal costs and fees on an insurer in the wake of litigation between a Georgia-based battery-maker and the owner of a Washington state warehouse damaged by years of chemical pollution.

A trial judge declared that coverage issued to Exide Technologies could be tapped to cover a judgment and litigation expenses for its landlord, The Wattles Co., because it had already satisfied a $2 million deductible.