The Impact of Garamendi v. Golden Eagle
by Richard Edwards and Mary Beth Sipos

California Court of Appeal Concludes that Silica Dust
is Commonly Thought of as Pollution
[Editor's Note: The following is analysis of the recent decision by the California Supreme Court to deny review in Garamendi v. Golden Eagle Insurance Company (2005). Click here for a news article about this decision.]

In Garamendi v. Golden Eagle Insurance Company (2005) 127 Cal.App.4th 480, review denied (June 15, 2005) [Pauli Systems], the California Court of Appeal interpreted a pollution exclusion in a commercial general liability policy and concluded there was no coverage for the widespread dissemination of silica dust as …