NBC Los Angeles

SoCal man with silicosis wins lawsuit against makers of artificial stone slabs

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 ...
LAist

California doctors urge ban on engineered stone as silicosis cases surge

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 ...
Medscape

Artificial Stone Ban Could Protect Workers from Lung Disease

Lung disease experts have called on the government to consider banning a popular material used for kitchen worktops after the first cases of artificial stone silicosis in the United Kingdom were ...
KQED

As California Silicosis Cases Rise, Engineered Stone Industry Seeks Immunity in DC

Facing hundreds of lawsuits by sick workers in California, a major U.S. artificial stone manufacturer and other industry representatives testified in support of a bill in Congress that would immunize ...
Morningstar

Brayton Purcell LLP Submits Comprehensive Statement Urging Immediate Action to Address Artificial Stone Silicosis Crisis

NOVATO, Calif., Jan. 23, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Brayton Purcell LLP has submitted a detailed letter to the United States Congress and the California Occupational Safety and Health Standards Board ...
Morningstar

Brayton Purcell LLP Supports WOEMA Petition Urging Cal/OSHA to Ban Artificial Stone Slabs Containing More Than 1% Crystalline Silica

NOVATO, Calif., Dec. 16, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Brayton Purcell LLP announces its full support for the Western Occupational and Environmental Medicine Association (WOEMA) petition, submitted on Friday, ...