Legal Opinion
McMillan v. Togus Regional Office, Department of Veteran Affairs
District Court, E.D. New York
Decided November 25, 2003No. 1:03-cv-01074PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM & ORDER
WEINSTEIN, Senior District Judge.
I. Introduction
Lawsuits such as this one would significantly imperil and inhibit free and effective scientific inquiry and research, threatening the public interest. It will not be permitted to proceed.
Plaintiff seeks a declaratory judgment that the National Academy of Sciences and Institute of Medicine (collectively, the Academies) failed to adequately review scientific evidence concerning the association between the herbicide Agent Orange exposure and illnesses among Vietnam veterans. The series of studies were required by the Agent Orange…
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