Legal Opinion
In re "Agent Orange" Product Liability Litigation
District Court, E.D. New York
Decided December 16, 1983No. MDL No. 381PublishedCited by 105 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM AND PRETRIAL ORDER
WEINSTEIN, Chief Judge:
Plaintiffs, Vietnam War veterans and members of their families, claim to have suffered damages as a result of the veterans’ exposure to herbicides in Vietnam. Defendants allegedly produced these herbicides.
Some years ago this court ruled that the litigation would proceed as a class action pursuant to Rule 23(b)(3) of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure. In re Agent Orange Product Liability Litigation, 506 F.Supp. 762, 787 ff. (E.D.N.Y.1980). No certification order was, however, entered. The court noted that later stages of this litigation,…
2Cases cited44 opinions
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- Rogers v. Missouri Pacific RailroadSupreme Court of the United States · 1957
- Pennhurst State School and Hospital v. HaldermanSupreme Court of the United States · 1981
- Gasoline Products Co. v. Champlin Refining Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1931
- Eisen v. Carlisle & JacquelinCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1968
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3Cited by105 opinions
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- In Re "Agent Orange" Product Liability Litigation Mdl No. 381Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1987
- Wanda Jenkins v. Raymark Industries, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1986
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