Legal Opinion
In Re "Agent Orange" Product Liability Litigation Mdl No. 381
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Decided April 21, 1987No. 1140, 1141, 1097, 1139, 1081, 1134, 1135, 1100, 1101, 1098, 1099, 1105, 1106, 1102, 1103, 1115, 1119, 1136, 1122, 1123, 1124, 1130, 1133, 1127, 1129, Docket 84-6273, 84-6321, 85-6035, 85-6051, 85-6083, 85-6261, 85-6265, 85-6301, 86-6303, 85-6307, 86-6323, 86-6325, 86-6327, 86-6329, 85-6335, 85-6349, 85-6371, 85-6373, 85-6379, 85-6381, 85-6385, 85-6387, 85-6393, 85-6395, 85-6411PublishedCited by 403 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WINTER, Circuit Judge:
This is the first of nine opinions, all filed on this date, dealing with appeals from Judge Pratt’s and Chief Judge Weinstein’s various decisions in this multidistrict litigation and class action. This opinion begins with a section entitled “Overview and Summary of Rulings” that summarizes the entire case and all of our decisions. The next section, “Detailed History of Proceedings,” gives the background for all of the appeals. Familiarity with this section may be necessary to understand the various opinions that follow. The present opinion also contains our rulings…
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