{"id":154029,"date":"2026-06-08T13:06:02","date_gmt":"2026-06-08T21:06:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/xira.com\/p\/?p=154029"},"modified":"2026-06-08T13:06:02","modified_gmt":"2026-06-08T21:06:02","slug":"silica-dust-lawsuits-by-countertop-cutters-and-installers-continue-to-mount","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/xira.com\/p\/2026\/06\/08\/silica-dust-lawsuits-by-countertop-cutters-and-installers-continue-to-mount\/","title":{"rendered":"Silica Dust Lawsuits by Countertop Cutters and Installers Continue to Mount"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Plaintiffs allege that defendants such as Home Depot and Lowe&#8217;s knew that engineered stone products, notably quartz countertop material, produced harmful silica dust when cut but failed to warn adequately of the danger.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" align=\"left\" border=\"0\" height=\"1\" width=\"1\" alt=\"\" hspace=\"0\" src=\"https:\/\/feeds.feedblitz.com\/~\/i\/957873275\/0\/law\/legal-news\" 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