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Silicosis Lawsuits/Silicosis Attorneys

Silicosis is a chronic, incurable lung disease caused by inhaling silica dust, leading to lung scarring (fibrosis). Symptoms include a persistent cough and shortness of breath that worsen over time. Risk factors are occupations involving silica dust, such as fabricators, cutters, polishers and installers of engineered stone (quartz countertops). There are no treatments to cure silicosis, with management focusing on symptom control and prevention.

Silicosis lawsuits for artificial stone fabricators, cutters, polishers,
and installers involve claims that manufacturers, resellers, and others are liable for illnesses like silicosis caused by inhaling silica dust from engineered stone or artificial stone countertops.

These lawsuits allege negligence, arguing that companies failed to adequately warn or protect workers from the dangers of silica dust. Lawsuits are being filed by workers who have been exposed to silica dust from engineered stone countertops, seeking compensation for damages such as medical expenses, lost wages, pain and suffering and punitive damages.

Silicosis and Related Injuries and Illnesses

Engineered/artificial stone silicosis has rapidly become one of the most alarming occupational diseases in the country.

Silicosis and related injuries and disease are severe and fast-moving and include:

  • Silicosis (chronic, accelerated, acute)
  • Progressive massive fibrosis (PMF)
  • Respiratory failure
  • Lung-transplant candidacy or transplant
  • Silica-related restrictive lung disease

These injuries often occur with Hispanic men in their 20s–40s who decline rapidly after only a few years of shop exposure.

What is silicosis?

"Engineered/artificial stone silicosis has rapidly become one of the most alarming occupational disease trends in the Carolinas — and it’s now producing catastrophic injuries for artificial stone fabricators, cutters, polishers and installers."

Silicosis is a rare and irreversible lung condition, which is often deadly and only known to be caused by breathing in silica dust. The disease starts with lung inflammation and scarring, but can eventually progress to lung failure.

A major source of silica dust is the fabricated stone countertop industry. Often referred to as “engineered stone,” these popular quartz countertops have been linked to a significant silicosis risk for stone fabricators, who often inhale large volumes of silica dust as they shape and cut the countertops to fit consumers’ kitchens and bathrooms.

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