( January 22, 2025, 4:17 PM EST) -- MINNEAPOLIS — An insurer’s suit seeking a coverage declaration for underlying silica dust exposure suits filed against an insured must be transferred to California federal court where a similar suit filed by the insured is pending XE "silica" because the insured filed the California suit before the insurer filed its suit in Minnesota federal court, a Minnesota federal judge said Jan. 21 in granting the insured’s motion to transfer....