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Committee hearing criticized for bill that would shield artificial-stone makers from lawsuits
Summary
At a House Judiciary Committee hearing, an unidentified member warned a bill under discussion would grant "blanket immunity" to artificial-stone manufacturers, potentially barring workers with silicosis from suing and dismissing hundreds of pending cases; the speaker cited the cases of Mitchell and Jacob Boulware.
At a House Judiciary Committee hearing, an unidentified member warned that a bill under consideration would grant "blanket immunity" to manufacturers and suppliers of artificial stone, effectively keeping workers with silicosis from seeking damages in court.
The speaker described silicosis as "an entirely preventable disease" that occurs when workers repeatedly inhale silica dust. "Doctors are seeing patients in their twenties and thirties," the speaker said, adding that some patients need double lung transplants and can no longer…
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