Patsy Aranda and her children, on behalf of Augustine Aranda Sr.,
filed an asbestos lawsuit on Aug. 31, 2011, against Atlantic
Richfield and two other companies in Jefferson County District
Court, Tex., The Southeast Texas Record reports.
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