HarrisMartin’s Artificial Stone Silicosis Epidemic Litigation Conference

The Disease – Artificial stone causes a particular type of silicosis called accelerated silicosis, which occurs 5-10 years after initial exposure and is characterized by specific pathology called progressive massive fibrosis
• The Product – The unique features of artificial stone that are allegedly responsible for this new epidemic
• Industrial Hygiene – Exposure monitoring of crystalline silica
• The new California Emergency Temporary Standard for artificial stone fabrication recently adopted by Cal-OSHA
• Insurance coverage issues – especially the silica exclusion
• The different categories of defendants – manufacturers, importers, distributors, retailers, brokers, and others
• Theories of liability and defenses
• and more!