The family of a petrochemical worker has filed their third asbestos-exposure suit in a Texas court.

According to the Southeast Texas Record, the family of Carl Larkin first sued a petrochemical plant when he was still alive, alleging that he was suffering from a non-malignant asbestos disease. An out-of-court settlement was reached with the company.

Larkin passed away in June 2005 after developing asbestos-caused mesothelioma and, in the last month, widow Bessie Mae Larkin and her children have filed two additional suits. The first, filed on May 7th for a “different malignant asbestos disease” named A.O. Smith Corp. and 42 other corporations for distributing asbestos-containing products throughout Jefferson County.

“No amount of due diligence would have allowed decedent to recover for his malignant asbestos-related injury when his original suit for non-malignant asbestos-related disease was brought,” the first suit said.

Just less than a month later, the family has filed a third suit against defendant Chevron U.S.A., Inc., where Larkin worked as an operator and safety inspector.

“He used, and was exposed to, toxic materials including asbestos dust and fibers,” the suit states. “As a result of such exposure, Carl Larkin developed an asbestos related disease, specifically lung cancer, for which he died a painful and terrible death on June 11, 2005.”

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