( October 5, 2026, 2:24 PM EDT) -- WASHINGTON, D.C. — The U.S. Supreme Court on Oct. 5 denied a petition for a writ of certiorari filed by a group of homeowners requesting that the high court determine whether the Ninth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals violated Erie R.R. Co. v. Tompkins by applying a tract-housing exclusion to bar insurance coverage for construction defect claims against a development company....