Oct. 17, 2024
LA judge sets aside part of landmark silicosis verdict
A Los Angeles judge found that attorneys for a stone worker diagnosed with silicosis had not presented enough evidence to establish Color Marble's negligence.
A Los Angeles judge ruled in favor of an engineered stone company that a jury had previously found partially liable for causing silicosis in a stone fabrication worker. Judge William Fahey found that the plaintiff presented insufficient evidence at trial to hold defendant Color Marble Inc. responsible for the illness.
"In sum, the court concludes that plaintiff failed to introduce substantial evidence as to all the essentials required in this case," Fahey wrote in his O...
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