Between a Rock and a Hard Place: Protecting the U.S. Stone Slab Industry from Lawfare

Judiciary: House Committee · January 14, 2026

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Chair opens the subcommittee, authorizes the chair to declare recesses, and announces the hearing topic: litigation affecting the stone slab industry. Chair signals intention to demonstrate product safety during the hearing.

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House Judiciary subcommittee hearing on proposed federal immunity for stone slab manufacturers (referred to as "HR 54 37" in the record). Industry witnesses warned lawsuits are crippling domestic suppliers; public‑health expert David Michaels warned immunity would worsen a growing silicosis epidemic.

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