Name: Verdict tracker: engineered-stone silicosis trials in the United States
Creator: Silicosis Lawsuit
Published: 2026-09-12
License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Every jury verdict this project has been able to document, with damages, fault allocation and what happened next. Most cases settle privately and never appear here.

Published 12 September 2026Sources last checked 9 October 20265 recordsDownload: CSV JSON

trials to verdict

plaintiff verdicts

defense verdict

$124.02 million

total damages assessed by juries (before any reduction)

Read the amounts carefully. A jury's damages figure is not what a plaintiff receives. Under California's comparative-fault rules a defendant found 3% at fault owes 3% of the non-economic damages (economic damages remain joint and several); large shares of fault were allocated to employers and to companies that settled before trial. Verdicts can be reduced or reversed after trial: in the first case the judge later set aside one defendant's share. Post-trial developments below come from press reports and were last searched for on 9 October 2026; none has been confirmed from a court record.

Summary table

Verdict	Court	Plaintiff	Defendants at trial	Outcome	Jury damages	Fault on defendants found liable	Status
7 August 2024	Superior Court of California, County of Los Angeles	Gustavo Reyes Gonzalez	Caesarstone USA, Inc.; Cambria Company LLC; Color Marble, Inc.	Plaintiff	$52,437,366	25%	Verified: secondary source
29 May 2025	Superior Court of California, County of Los Angeles (Torrance)	Wendy Solano Claustro et al. (decedent Jose Raul Garcia-Leon)	Caesarstone Ltd.; Caesarstone USA, Inc.	Defense	None	n/a	Reported by an interested party
30 April 2026	District Court, City and County of Denver	Tyler Jordan and Caitlin Jordan	Cambria Company LLC; Hyundai L&C USA, LLC; Caesarstone USA, Inc.; DuPont (EIDP); Makita USA	Plaintiff	$17,450,000	35%	Reported by an interested party
3 August 2026	Superior Court of California, County of Los Angeles	Family of Willmer Ruben Martinez Paredes	Dal-Tile LLC; Dal-Tile Distribution, LLC	Plaintiff	$47,035,380	6%	Reported by an interested party
19 August 2026	Superior Court of California, County of Orange	Family of Gerardo Ramirez-Soriano	Dal-Tile Distribution, LLC; Dal-Tile Tennessee, LLC; Paragon Industries, Inc. (Bedrosians)	Plaintiff	$7,100,000	3%	Reported by an interested party

"Fault on defendants found liable" is the combined share of fault the jury put on the companies at trial that were found liable, after any post-trial ruling. The rest fell on employers, on companies that settled before trial, or on the plaintiff. It is not the share of the damages those companies pay, which depends on how the court applies comparative-fault rules and settlement offsets.

How to read the verification labels

Verified: primary source: Checked by this project against a court record, statute, agency publication or journal index.
Verified: secondary source: Checked against a major news organisation, professional body or university publication.
Reported by an interested party: Rests on a law-firm release, trade press or legal-marketing site. Treat figures as claims until independently confirmed.
Unverified: Listed for completeness; not yet checked against any source by this project.

Tier numbers next to sources (T1 to T4) follow the source hierarchy in the methodology: T1 primary records and agencies, T2 major news and professional bodies, T3 interested parties, T4 discovery-only.

Records

7 August 2024: Reyes-Gonzalez v. Aaroha Radiant Marble & Granite Slabs et al.

Verified: secondary source First US engineered-stone silicosis trial verdict

Court

Superior Court of California, County of Los Angeles, No. 22STCV31907, Judge William F. Fahey

Plaintiff

Gustavo Reyes Gonzalez. Countertop fabricator, Los Angeles and Orange counties, about 15 years.

Diagnosis

Accelerated silicosis; double lung transplant February 2023

Defendants at trial

Caesarstone USA, Inc.; Cambria Company LLC; Color Marble, Inc.

Outcome

Verdict for the plaintiff (four days after a roughly month-long trial)

What the figure is

The jury's total damages assessment at trial. It is not a judgment, a settlement or an amount paid.

Total damages

$52,437,366

Economic

$8,257,366

Non-economic

$44,180,000

Damages notes

Non-economic: $21,565,000 past and $22,615,000 future.

Fault allocation

Caesarstone 15%; Cambria 10%; Color Marble (set aside by the judge, Oct 2024) 2.5%; Plaintiff 2.5%; All others (not at trial) 70%

Fault on defendants found liable

25% combined

Findings

Failure to warn (per plaintiff counsel); jury form not reviewed

Post-trial

Judgment notwithstanding the verdict for Color Marble (Oct 2024); Caesarstone and Cambria reported to be appealing. No appellate ruling found.

9 October 2024: Judge William Fahey granted Color Marble judgment notwithstanding the verdict, removing its 2.5% share: the ruling found no substantial evidence that Color Marble supplied the slabs the plaintiff handled, and held a negligence finding inconsistent with the jury's rejection of the strict-liability claims against it. The verdicts against Caesarstone and Cambria were left in place. Stone Update^T3
18 October 2024: Trade press reported that Caesarstone and Cambria are appealing. This project has not found a Court of Appeal docket entry or ruling. Stone Update^T3

Last searched for post-trial developments 9 October 2026.

Plaintiff counsel

Brayton Purcell LLP (Gilbert Purcell, James Nevin, Daniel Morse, Gabriela Munoz-Gomez); Metzger Law Group (Raphael Metzger, Scott Brust)

Defense counsel

Peter Strotz (lead counsel for Caesarstone; firm per later reports King & Spalding)

Sources

Public Health Watch^T2 Stone Update^T3 Brayton Purcell LLP via PR Newswire^T3 Stone Update^T3

Last checked

9 October 2026

First engineered-stone silicosis case tried to verdict in the United States. Case number, filing date and judge come from search-index excerpts of the Daily Journal and legal-marketing summaries and have not been checked against the LASC docket.

29 May 2025: Solano Claustro et al. v. Caesarstone Ltd., Caesarstone USA, Inc., et al. (wrongful death of Jose Raul Garcia-Leon)

Reported by an interested party Second US trial; only defense verdict to date

Court: Superior Court of California, County of Los Angeles (Torrance), Judge Eric C. Taylor
Plaintiff: Wendy Solano Claustro et al. (decedent Jose Raul Garcia-Leon). Countertop fabricator and installer, 1996 to 2022.
Diagnosis: Silicosis; died 16 February 2023
Defendants at trial: Caesarstone Ltd.; Caesarstone USA, Inc.
Outcome: Verdict for the defense (less than one day)
What the figure is: No damages: verdict for the defense.
Total damages: $0
Damages notes: No damages; jury found no negligence and no design defect.
Post-trial: Not verified Last searched for post-trial developments 9 October 2026.
Defense counsel: King & Spalding LLP (Peter A. Strotz, Bryan L. King, Michael Mosher)
Sources: King & Spalding LLP^T3 Daily Journal^T2
Last checked: 12 September 2026

Only United States engineered-stone silicosis trial to date decided for the defense. Failure-to-warn and punitive-damages claims were removed by nonsuit; plaintiffs dropped fraudulent concealment; the jury found no negligence and no design defect after less than a day of deliberation. Primary detail comes from defense counsel's release; the Daily Journal report is paywalled.

30 April 2026: Tyler Jordan and Caitlin Jordan v. Cambria Company LLC et al.

Reported by an interested party Third US trial; first in Colorado

Court: District Court, City and County of Denver, No. 2024CV31180, Judge Sarah B. Wallace
Plaintiff: Tyler Jordan and Caitlin Jordan. Fabricator at Jordan Marble and Granite (family shop), about 10 years.
Diagnosis: Artificial-stone silicosis and silica-associated chronic kidney disease
Defendants at trial: Cambria Company LLC; Hyundai L&C USA, LLC; Caesarstone USA, Inc.; DuPont (EIDP); Makita USA
Outcome: Verdict for the plaintiff
What the figure is: The jury's total damages assessment at trial. It is not a judgment, a settlement or an amount paid.
Total damages: $17,450,000
Economic: $7,600,000
Non-economic: $1,650,000
Other: $8,200,000
Damages notes: Other: $7,600,000 physical impairment and $600,000 spousal loss of consortium. Trade press headline of $16.8 million excludes the consortium award.
Fault allocation: Jordan Marble and Granite (employer, not a defendant) 63%; Cambria 32%; Hyundai L&C USA 3%; Plaintiff 2%
Fault on defendants found liable: 35% combined
Findings: Misrepresentation (Cambria); Negligence and misrepresentation (Hyundai L&C); Caesarstone, DuPont and Makita not liable
Post-trial: Cambria announced an intention to appeal Last searched for post-trial developments 9 October 2026.
Plaintiff counsel: Brayton Purcell LLP
Defense counsel: Womble Bond Dickinson (for Cambria, per firm release)
Sources: Brayton Purcell LLP via PR Newswire^T3 Stone Update^T3 Womble Bond Dickinson^T3
Last checked: 12 September 2026

First artificial-stone silicosis case filed in Colorado and third in the country to reach verdict. Jury findings: Cambria liable for misrepresentation (32% of fault), Hyundai L&C for negligence (3%), employer Jordan Marble and Granite 63%, plaintiff 2%; Caesarstone, DuPont and Makita found not responsible. Defense counsel's release title states the jury found Cambria not negligent and its products not defective; the misrepresentation finding stands alongside that.

3 August 2026: Evelin Liseth Gonzales Rodriguez v. Dal-Tile LLC et al. (wrongful death of Willmer Ruben Martinez Paredes)

Reported by an interested party Fourth US trial; third plaintiff verdict

Court: Superior Court of California, County of Los Angeles
Plaintiff: Family of Willmer Ruben Martinez Paredes. Countertop fabricator.
Diagnosis: Artificial-stone silicosis, silicosis-linked rheumatoid arthritis and autoimmune disease; death
Defendants at trial: Dal-Tile LLC; Dal-Tile Distribution, LLC
Outcome: Verdict for the plaintiff
What the figure is: The jury's total damages assessment at trial. It is not a judgment, a settlement or an amount paid.
Total damages: $47,035,380
Economic: $2,035,380
Non-economic: $45,000,000
Damages notes: Trade press itemisation: $322,000 medical care, $88,000 income loss, $20,000,000 pre-death pain and suffering, $1,625,380 economic loss to family, $25,000,000 non-economic loss to family.
Fault allocation: Art in Art Marble/Granite (employer) 35%; Precious Stone Inc. (employer) 35%; Dal-Tile LLC 3%; Dal-Tile Distribution 3%; Four settled defendants incl. Caesarstone and Cambria 24%; Decedent 0%
Fault on defendants found liable: 6% combined
Findings: Negligence; Design defect; Failure to warn
Post-trial: Not verified Last searched for post-trial developments 9 October 2026.
Plaintiff counsel: Brayton Purcell LLP
Sources: Brayton Purcell LLP^T3 Stone Update^T3 Business Insurance^T3
Last checked: 9 October 2026

Fourth United States trial and third plaintiff verdict. Fault: 3% to each Dal-Tile entity, 70% to the decedent's former employers (35% each to Art in Art Marble/Granite and Precious Stone Inc.), 6% to each of four settled defendants, 0% to the decedent. Sources are plaintiff counsel and trade press; no court record reviewed.

19 August 2026: Estate/family of Gerardo Ramirez-Soriano v. Dal-Tile Distribution, LLC, Dal-Tile Tennessee, LLC, Paragon Industries, Inc. (Bedrosians Tile & Stone) et al.

Reported by an interested party Fifth US trial; fourth plaintiff verdict (per plaintiff counsel)

Court: Superior Court of California, County of Orange
Plaintiff: Family of Gerardo Ramirez-Soriano. Countertop fabricator.
Diagnosis: Artificial-stone silicosis; death
Defendants at trial: Dal-Tile Distribution, LLC; Dal-Tile Tennessee, LLC; Paragon Industries, Inc. (Bedrosians)
Outcome: Verdict for the plaintiff
What the figure is: The jury's total damages assessment at trial. It is not a judgment, a settlement or an amount paid.
Total damages: $7,100,000
Economic: $2,400,000
Non-economic: $4,700,000
Damages notes: Business Insurance (1 Sep 2026) dates this verdict 20 August; plaintiff counsel gives 19 August.
Fault allocation: Dal-Tile entities 2%; Paragon Industries 1%; Other manufacturers and suppliers (not at trial) 62%
Fault on defendants found liable: 3% combined
Post-trial: Not verified Last searched for post-trial developments 9 October 2026.
Plaintiff counsel: Brayton Purcell LLP (Heather-Ann Young, Diksha Chhetri)
Defense counsel: Foley Mansfield PLLP (Dustin Priebe, Ashley Nagashima, Waverly Shannon) for Dal-Tile; Theodora Oringher PC (Timothy Heggem, Gina Goldberg) for Paragon
Sources: Brayton Purcell LLP^T3 Business Insurance^T3
Last checked: 9 October 2026

Fifth United States trial and fourth plaintiff verdict, per plaintiff counsel. Fault: 2% Dal-Tile entities, 1% Paragon, 62% other manufacturers and suppliers not at trial; the remaining allocation was not reported. Only source is plaintiff counsel's release.

Change log

Every change to this tracker, newest first. The tracker is checked for new verdicts and post-trial rulings once a month.

9 October 2026. October check. Added the October 2024 ruling that removed Color Marble from the Reyes Gonzalez verdict (its 2.5% share no longer stands). Added Business Insurance's independent account of the Martinez Paredes findings and its differing date for the Ramirez-Soriano verdict. Added the fault share on defendants at trial and a post-trial history for every verdict. No new US verdict found between 20 August and 9 October 2026 (web search, not a docket check). Stone Update^T3 Business Insurance^T3
12 September 2026. Trackers published with five verdicts and seven cases, each checked against its listed sources on this date.

What this tracker does not show

Settlements. Most engineered-stone cases resolve privately. The only figures on the public record come from plaintiff counsel; two are listed, with their caveats, in the litigation tracker.
Net recoveries. No source reviewed by this project reports what any plaintiff actually collected after fault allocation, offsets, post-trial motions, fees and costs.
Court records. Los Angeles Superior Court records are not freely available in bulk. Until a record has been checked against the docket its label stays at "secondary" or "reported by an interested party", whatever the press coverage.

Context for these numbers is in what silicosis cases have been worth and how silicosis lawsuits work. The companies involved are profiled in the defendant index.

This page is general information, not legal advice, and does not create an attorney-client relationship. Verdict figures describe what juries found in specific cases; they are not predictions for any other case. If you may have a claim, see finding an attorney.