Legal Opinion
In Re Agent Orange Product Liability Litigation
District Court, E.D. New York
Decided June 22, 1983No. MDL 381PublishedCited by 24 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
GEORGE C. PRATT, Circuit Judge: *
In this multidistrict litigation Vietnam veterans and their relatives seek to recover damages from nine chemical companies, Dow Chemical Co. (Dow), Hercules, Inc. (Hercules), The Monsanto Co. (Monsanto), Diamond Shamrock Corporation (Diamond Shamrock), Hoffman-Taff (Missouri) (Hoffman-Taff), Thompson Chemical Corporation (Thompson), T.H. Agriculture & Nutrition Co. (T.H.), Riverdale Chemical Co. (River-dale), and Uniroyal, Inc. (Uniroyal), for injuries allegedly suffered as a result of their exposure to a herbicide called Agent Orange used by the military in…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- Luckett v. Bethlehem Steel Corp.Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1980
- In Re "Agent Orange" Product Liability LitigationDistrict Court, E.D. New York · 1980
- Kline v. WolfCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1983
- In Re "Agent Orange" Product Liability LitigationDistrict Court, E.D. New York · 1982
- Emile A. Williams v. McAllister Brothers Inc.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1976
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3Cited by24 opinions
- Hercules, Inc. v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1996
- In Re "Agent Orange" Product Liability Litigation Mdl No. 381Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1987
- In Re "Agent Orange" Product Liability LitigationDistrict Court, E.D. New York · 1984
- In Re "Agent Orange" Product Liability LitigationCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1987
- In Re "Agent Orange" Product Liability Litigation Mdl No. 381Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1987
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