(July 18, 2024, 1:41 PM EDT) -- LOS ANGELES — A stonecutter who alleges that he has developed silicosis from working with quartz countertops has filed a trial brief in California state court arguing that one of the defendants has engaged in a “ruse” that is a “grossly unethical attempt” to persuade the court that it is not the manufacturer of the artificial stone slabs that caused his injury....