(May 13, 2016, 9:08 AM EDT) -- WASHINGTON, D.C. — Chevron Corp. and Texaco Petroleum Co. on April 28 filed their response to a petition for writ of certiorari filed by the Republic of Ecuador in which it argues that an appeals court erred in holding that there is Foreign Sovereign Immunities Act (FSIA) jurisdiction over a lawsuit to confirm a $96 million arbitral award, arguing that Ecuador waived its lead argument in support of certiorari (The Republic of Ecuador v. Chevron Corporation and Texaco Petroleum Company, No. 15-1088, U.S. Sup.; 2016 U.S. S. Ct. Briefs LEXIS 1869)....