Stories of Artificial Stone Fabricators and Silicosis

Check here for continued coverage of workers in the stone countertop fabrication industry

Watch the story of Cesar Gonzalez Quiroz and his battle to receive workers' compensation benefits, aired on August 15, 2024 on Telemundo Los Angeles.

Read about the trial for Gustavo Reyes Gonzalez and his trial team including Gil Purcell and James Nevin from Brayton Purcell LLP at August 9, 2024 – Daily Journal – Engineered stone companies found partially liable for worker’s silicosis and August 7, 2024 – LA Times - Jury finds stone companies at fault in lawsuit by countertop cutter sick with silicosis and July 28, 2024 – LA Times - Incurable silicosis cost a countertop cutter his lungs. Are these companies at fault?
 
Watch the stories of Brayton Purcell LLP client’s Gustavo, Victor, and Jose, and their attorney James Nevin, and their treating doctor Jane Fazio at August 10, 2024 – Univision - Hispanic worker who became ill with silicosis sues the company that manufactures the artificial stone and July 18, 2024 - Telemundo Los Angeles -  Suspenden proyecto de ley contra la silicosis en California and July 10, 2024 - Telemundo Los Angeles - Aumentan los casos y muertes por silicosis en California: te explicamos de qué se trata esta terrible enfermedad and July 9, 2024 - What to know about silicosis, a disease tied to countertop stones and July 10, 2024 – NBC Los Angeles - Emerging health concern.' Potentially deadly lung disease linked to engineered countertops and July 17, 2024 – NBC Los Angeles - Silicosis cases rise in Calif. as new legislation is abandoned and May 14, 2024 - Telemundo Los Angeles - Epidemia Oculta: Pacientes de silicosis viven con un tanque de oxígeno and May 15, 2024 - Telemundo Los Angeles - Epidemia Oculta: un trasplante de pulmón sería su única opción and May 13, 2024 – Telemundo Los Angeles - Epidemia oculta: Un mal que se ensaña con los pulmones de trabajadores latinos and May 23, 2024 - Telemundo Los Angeles -Epidemia oculta: cómo la silicosis afecta a trabajadores hispanos
 
Read about the struggle of Brayton Purcell LLP client Dennys Rivas Williams to obtain workers compensation benefits for his artificial stone accelerated silicosis at July 11, 2024 – LA Times - Doctors said cutting countertops destroyed his lungs. He had to fight for workers’ comp

 

Brayton Purcell LLP/Raphael Metzger's client Leobardo Segura-Meza testified about his accelerated silicosis disease on July 20, 2023 at the Cal-OSHA Standards Board Emergency Hearing.

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The story of Ever Ramon, another engineered stone worker suffering from silicosis, can be watched at Stop Silicosis For Ever.

Read the story of Brayton Purcell LLP’s client, Wendy Solano, and her deceased husband Jose Raul Garcia Leon, click here.

Watch the story of fabrication worker Jorge Estrella Moreno, Dr. Sheiphali Gandhi, MD, and attorney James Nevin from Brayton Purcell LLP  at Silicosis: la enfermedad causada por cortar la piedra que se usa para cocinas y baños

To view the ordeals of Juan Gonzalez, Victor Gonzalez, and Angel Gallegos, watch here: La enfermedad silenciosa que está amenazando la salud y las vidas de muchos trabajadores inmigrantes aired on December 4, 2022 by Univision. 

View the stories of Gustavo, Victor, and Jose Louis that aired May 13, 2024 on Telemundo.

Many engineered stone workers in the United States are non-English speaking undocumented immigrants, likely leading to an under-reporting of the disease rates. The lack of documentation does not impact an engineered stone worker’s legal right to a safe work space working with safe products, or to seek compensation for the injuries he or she has sustained.

While several firms advertise on their websites for these cases, Brayton Purcell LLP, along with co-counsel Metzger Law Group, are one of only four firms that have actually filed artificial stone silicosis personal injury and wrongful death lawsuits for workers and their families throughout California, Oregon, and Washington.  We have filed over 50 cases and have over 100 pending cases in California, Oregon, Washington, and Florida.

All media inquiries should be directed to James Nevin, jnevin@braytonlaw.com (415) 493-3531.  Potential clients should contact us here or (855)335-8606.  Fabrication shop owners and union representatives should contact Hugh Cook, at hcook@braytonlaw.com (855) 335-8606. Attorneys seeking to refer an engineered stone silicosis or lung cancer case should contact us here or contact Hugh Cook, at hcook@braytonlaw.com (855) 335-8606.

 

Contact A Lawyer Today – Free Case Evaluation – Legal Help

If you or a family member have worked as a fabricator, cutter, polisher, or installer of engineered stone (Quartz) (artificial) (manufactured) stone countertops, and have been diagnosed with any type of silicosis or lung cancer, or think that you potentially could have silicosis, contact us online or call us at (855) 335-8606 for a free consultation. Even if you are an undocumented immigrant, you may be entitled to financial compensation.  You have rights.  It is time for you to seek justice.

 

To learn about Safety and Medical resources, and how to reduce or eliminate exposure to silica, click here

To learn about how silicosis from engineered stone is diagnosed and to find treating doctors who specialize in engineered stone silicosis, click here

To learn about what the manufacturers and distributors of engineered stone knew about the hazards of their products, click here

For an updated listing of current news, important regulatory hearings and medical presentations, and medical journal articles about the epidemic of engineered stone silicosis, click here

To learn about the types of monetary damages available to silicosis victims, statute of limitations (deadlines to file a lawsuit), or the major defendant manufacturers of engineered stone, click here