Robert Bodin, on Sept. 2, 2009, filed an asbestos lawsuit against
17 defendant corporations in Jefferson County District Court,
Tex., The Southeast Texas Record reports.
The case is styled Robert Bodin vs. A.O. Smith Corp. et al.
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