( April 12, 2024, 8:09 AM EDT) -- SANTA ANA, Calif. — Multiple defendants sued by workers who say they developed pulmonary injuries from exposure to crystalline silica XE "crystalline silica" while cutting stone countertops have filed answers to the complaint in California state court. One defendant, Arizona Tile LLC, denies all allegations and asserts affirmative defenses contending that the plaintiffs fail to state facts sufficient to constitute a cause of action against it....