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Brayton Purcell LLP Responds to San Jose Mercury News Investigation Highlighting Bay Area Silicosis Crisis Tied to Crystalline Silica Artificial Stone

By press release from Novato, Calif., Brayton Purcell LLP responded to San Jose Mercury News reporting on illnesses among countertop fabricators.
Engineered stone contains at least 90% respirable crystalline silica, and cutting slabs to make countertops generates silica dust workers inhale during fabrication.
This reporting describes severe, preventable lung disease among fabricators who have long relied on their craft to support families of fabricators.
The firm's reply was distributed via PR Newswire, responding to reporting by Ethan Baron, who authored the San Jose Mercury News article detailing worker exposures.
The newspaper described a rapidly accelerating epidemic of silicosis among Bay Area fabricators, framing workplace safety and preventable public-health harms as central concerns, the San Jose Mercury News reported yesterday.

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Brayton Purcell LLP Responds to San Jose Mercury News Investigation Highlighting Bay Area Silicosis Crisis Tied to Crystalline Silica Artificial Stone

NOVATO, Calif., March 17, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Brayton Purcell LLP today responded to major reporting published yesterday by the San Jose Mercury News, which documents the rapidly accelerating epidemic of silicosis among San Francisco Bay Area workers who fabricate crystalline…

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