Legal Opinion
Winters v. Diamond Shamrock Chemical Co.
District Court, E.D. Texas
Decided August 2, 1995No. 1:93-cv-00164PublishedCited by 12 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION
COBB, District Judge.
Plaintiff Margaret Winters was a civilian employee who lived and worked in Vietnam. She alleges exposure to the herbicide “Agent Orange” that contained a harmful chemical compound called “dioxin.” 1 Winters claims that these defendant chemical companies directly or indirectly caused this chemical to be used in Vietnam and, as a result, she suffered serious injury due to her exposure to the dioxin. 2
Plaintiff originally filed this ease in the 60th Judicial District Court in Jefferson County, Texas. Defendants removed the action pursuant to the Federal…
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