( September 11, 2024, 9:46 AM EDT) -- SANTA ANA, Calif. — Several defendants being sued by a worker with silicosis who says he was injured by exposure to crystalline silica XE "crystalline silica" while cutting quartz countertops have filed answers in California state court denying all allegations in the plaintiff’s amended complaint. One of the defendants, DAL-Tile LLC, also asserts 46 affirmative defenses, arguing that the plaintiff fails to state facts sufficient to constitute a cause of action against it....