( March 15, 2024, 8:36 AM EDT) -- SANTA ANA, Calif. — Three toxic injury lawsuits were filed by workers in California state court against the makers of stone countertops, arguing that the defendants are liable for pulmonary injuries because the workers were exposed to crystalline silica while cutting the stone slabs. In one case, which is indicative of all of the cases, a man with silicosis contends that the defendants fraudulently concealed the toxic hazards of their stone products....