4 Texas men have filed an asbestos exposure suit on behalf of their deceased father against Chevron and Gulf Oil. 

Gliese Bergeron lost his battle to mesothelioma on October 31, 2008 according to a suit filed on December 22. The 4 sons of Bergeron say that their father worked for the two companies in 1942 and 1946 through 1983 as a pipe fitter, operator, truck driver, insulator, and maintenance planner.

The suit filed by the 4 men states that exposure should have been anticipated by the two defendants, claiming negligence due to failing to test the air at work sites, and neglecting to educate their employees of the dangers of asbestos exposure. The suit goes on to say that the defendants also failed to put the appropriate safeguards in place to protect workers, conduct adequate industrial hygiene monitoring, provide and recommend the use of personal protective equipment.  

In addition to their failures listed above, both companies also failed to create engineering controls to eliminate workers exposure to asbestos as well as failing to develop and enforce an occupational medicine program to watch workers exposure to asbestos according to the suit.

The suit was filed in the Jefferson County District Court.