Sponsors of a new bill want to give the industry immunity from lawsuits brought by injured employees. That will kill even ...

A Southern California man battling an irreversible lung disease that doctors say he got by doing his job has been awarded a historic justice in court. Gustavo Reyez Gonazlez, who was diagnosed with ...

Artificial stone manufacturers facing hundreds of silicosis lawsuits in California urged lawmakers in Washington, D.C., to ...

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Artificial stone, commonly marketed as 'quartz countertops,' contains exceptionally high levels of crystalline silica. Workers exposed to dust during cutting, grinding, and polishing are at heightened ...

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A former stoneworker named Lopez sat confined to his East Bay home, breathing with the help of a whirring oxygen supply machine through clear tubes pronged to his nostrils. After years of making ...