California Supreme Court Declines to Hear Appeal of Silica Coverage Matter

SACRAMENTO, Calif. - The California Supreme Court has declined to review a recent appellate court decision that allowed an insurer to deny coverage for two Mississippi silica lawsuits based on a policy's pollution exclusion. John Garamendi v. Golden Eagle Insurance Co., No. S133077 (Calif. Sup. Ct.).

The high court denied review in an order entered June 15, letting stand a March 9 decision by the First District Court of Appeal that upheld Golden Eagle Insurance Co.'s decision to deny coverage for underlying silica claims asserted against Pauli Systems Inc.

Pauli Systems had filed a petition April 15 to review the …