The family of Melvin Dupuis, of Groves, Tex., on March 20, 2009,
filed an asbestos-related lawsuit against Chevron Corporation
and its predecessor, Texaco Inc., in Jefferson County District
Court, Tex., The Southeast Texas Record reports.
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