( June 13, 2024, 2:39 PM EDT) -- SANTA ANA, Calif. — One of the defendants sued by a worker with silicosis who says he was injured by exposure to crystalline silica XE "crystalline silica" while cutting quartz countertops has filed an answer in California state court denying all allegations and asserting 42 affirmative defenses, including that the complaint fails to state facts sufficient to constitute a cause of action....