Legal Opinion
In re "Agent Orange" Product Liability Litigation
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Decided November 24, 1980No. 1069, Docket 80-7079PublishedCited by 73 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
KEARSE, Circuit Judge:
This appeal presents the question whether claims asserted by veterans of the United States armed forces against companies which supplied the United States government with chemicals that are alleged to have been contaminated and to have injured the veterans and their families, are governed by federal common law. Defendants-appellants Diamond Shamrock Corporation, Monsanto Company, Thompson Hayward Chemical Company, Hercules Incorporated and the Dow Chemical Company were the manufacturers of various herbicides including “Agent Orange” (hereinafter collectively referred to…
2Cases cited17 opinions
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- Clearfield Trust Co. v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1943
- International Union, United Automobile, Aerospace & Agricultural Implement Workers of America v. Hoosier Cardinal Corp.Supreme Court of the United States · 1966
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3Cited by73 opinions
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