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Class Action

Apr. 19, 2023

Stone countertops cause lung disease, lawsuit claims

The complaint, filed by Metzger Law Group, names 39 defendants. It says that the material safety data sheets supplied with the defendants’ natural and artificial stone products were written in a way that concealed the nature of the substances with which they were manufactured and downplayed the possibilities that those materials would get airborne.

A contractor who installed stone countertops for kitchens and bathrooms is accusing marble and granite producers in a Los Angeles County Superior Court lawsuit of concealing information that their products contained toxic substances if inhaled.

The complaint, filed by Metzger Law Group, names 39 defendants. It says that the material safety data sheets supplied with the defendants’ natural and artificial stone products were written in a wa...

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