California Jury Assesses $67.7 Million Verdict in Favor of Artificial Stone Fabricator with Silicosis Following Double-Lung Transplant

Jury finds Caesarstone entities 69.1% responsible in seventh U.S. artificial stone silicosis trial handled by Brayton Purcell LLP

NOVATO, Calif., Oct. 28, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- A Los Angeles jury assessed a $67,716,000 verdict in favor of the family of Dennys Rene Rivas Williams, an artificial stone countertop fabricator who was diagnosed with artificial stone silicosis at age 35 and underwent a double-lung transplant at age 37. The jury found Caesarstone Ltd. and Caesarstone USA, Inc. liable under California's strict products liability design defect risk-benefit test and assigned the two Caesarstone entities a combined 69.1% responsibility.