Stone Distributor Says Coverage Owed For Underlying Silica, Toxic Exposure Suits

( July 14, 2026, 10:34 AM EDT) -- LOS ANGELES — An insured distributor of stone products and countertops claims in a complaint filed in California federal court that its insurer breached its contract and acted in bad faith by relying on its policies’ silica exclusion to deny coverage for the majority of 450 underlying bodily injury suits filed against the insured by individuals who claim that they were injured as a result of exposure to silica and other toxins in the insured’s stone products....