Judge Denies Reconsideration Of Interlocutory Appeal Ruling In Silica Coverage Suit

( November 3, 2026, 11:44 AM EST) -- LOS ANGELES — A California federal judge on Nov. 2 refused to reconsider an order denying an insurer’s motion for certification for interlocutory appeal after determining that reconsideration is not warranted based on another California federal judge’s recent decisions certifying interlocutory appeals in similar silica exposure XE "silica exposure"  coverage suits because the other decisions are nonprecedential and do not provide sufficient grounds for reconsideration of the insurer’s motion for certification of interlocutory appeal in the instant suit....