( February 20, 2026, 1:36 PM EST) -- LOS ANGELES — A California appellate panel affirmed a trial court’s decision granting judgment notwithstanding the verdict (JNOV) to a quartz countertop supplier that was one of multiple defendants found liable in an injury trial that produced a total verdict of $75,960,154.70 for a stonecutter who claimed that the defendants were liable for causing him to develop silicosis....