A House Judiciary subcommittee held a hearing Wednesday to examine the impact of civil litigation on the U.S. artificial stone industry, with Republican lawmakers and industry executives arguing that manufacturers are being unfairly targeted by lawsuits related to silicosis.
Last week, U.S. Representative John Garamendi (D-CA) and his Democratic and Republican colleagues including Reps. Dusty Johnson (R-S.D.), Mike Ezell (R-MS) and Salud Carbajal (D-CA) introduced legislation to reauthorize the Federal Maritime Commission (FMC), the independent federal agency responsible for regulating the U.S. international ocean transportation system.
Pokarna Engineered Stone Limited (“Pokarna”), the wholly owned subsidiary of Pokarna Limited has contributed 10 Million Indian Rupee to the Chief Minister Relief Fund of Telangana and 10 Million Indian Rupee to Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Relief Fund for the fight against Covid-19 pandemic.
The Office of the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) released a list of approximately $200 billion worth of Chinese imports that will be subject to additional tariffs, including quartz and a range of natural stone products in both slab and block form, as well as flagstone and monumental building stone.
