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Oct. 31, 2023

Relatability of 18 granite countertop injury cases disputed

The defendants deny that different LA judges will make inconsistent ruling, but the plaintiffs say it has already happened.

Granite countertop manufacturers are fighting attempts to relate lawsuits claiming they conceal information that their products can cause lung disease.

WFBM LLP partner Sadaf A. Nejat filed an opposition Friday against motions to relate 18 silicosis cases after two Los Angeles County Superior Court judges denied without prejudice plaintiffs’ motions to relate seven of those cases.

Nejat argued that the 18 matter...

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