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Cambria caught in fallout from lung disease outbreak sickening California workers
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· August 25, 2026
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Key points The company is facing lawsuits from over 600 workers who have been diagnosed with silicosis. A lung disease outbreak has led to lawsuits against stone makers, including Cambria.
A lung disease outbreak has led to lawsuits against stone makers, including Cambria. The company is facing lawsuits from over 600 workers who have been diagnosed with silicosis. These workers are involved in fashioning processed quartz into stone countertops.
The workers claim that the companies are at fault for their illness, but the companies deny any wrongdoing. Cambria, which is based in Minnesota, is one of the companies named in the lawsuits.
Further details about the outbreak and the lawsuits are available from the source, but it is known that the disease in question is silicosis and that it has affected a large number of workers in the stone countertop industry.
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Published: August 25, 2026 ·
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