Wm. T. Thompson Co. v. United States

OPINION

YOCK, Judge.

This contractual dispute is before the Court on the parties’ cross-motions for summary judgment, filed pursuant to USCC Rule 56.1 For the reasons stated herein, the defendant’s motion for summary judgment is granted, and the plaintiff’s complaint will be dismissed.

Facts

Plaintiff, Wm. T. Thompson Company (Thompson), was a manufacturer in the mid to late 1960’s of a product known as Agent Orange, which was used for military pur*20poses by the United States Government as a defoliant during the Vietnam War. Years later, Vietnam veterans and their families, alleging that exposure…