Quartz Countertop Makers Want Immunity Against Legal Claims from Sick Stone Cutters NYT > U.S. News Von: Rebecca Davis O’Brien 16. März 2026 um 09:00 Workers are filing lawsuits against the countertop industry as cases of silicosis, a deadly lung disease, rise. © Luke Sharrett for The New York TimesJeff Rose, a part owner of a countertop fabrication shop in Nicholasville, Ky., is among the hundreds, if not thousands, of workers who have been diagnosed with silicosis, a lethal lung disease caused by inhaling silica dust.