Legal Opinion
Ryan v. Dow Chemical Co.
District Court, E.D. New York
Decided May 28, 1985No. MDL No. 381, 79-C-747PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM, ORDER AND JUDGMENT ON DISTRIBUTION OF THE SETTLEMENT FUND
WEINSTEIN, Chief Judge.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
I. INTRODUCTON.................................1399
II. LEGAL STANDARDS FOR FUND DISTRIBUTION 1402
III. COMPARISON OF VARIOUS PROPOSALS FOR DISTRIBUTION.................................1403
A. Postpone Distribution Until the United States - Has Accepted its Responsibility...............1403
B. Further Research............................1406
C. Medical Treatment and Health Care Services .. 1406
D. High Compensation for Specific Diseases......1407
E. Death and Disability Payment Program and…
2Cases cited48 opinions
- Eisen v. Carlisle & JacquelinSupreme Court of the United States · 1974
- City of Detroit v. Grinnell Corporation, Manhattan-Ward, Incorporated v. Grinnell Corporation, 1225 Vine Street Building, Inc. v. Grinnell CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1974
- Rush Pettway, Etc. v. American Cast Iron Pipe Company, United States Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, IntervenorCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1974
- In Re Corrugated Container Antitrust Litigation. Adams Extract Co., Great Northern Packaging Corp., Cfs Continental, Inc., Rossville Packing Co., Andre-Boudin Bakeries, Inc., Townhouse Furniture, Denver Meat Co., Carron Manufacturing Co., Ilikon Corp., Wittek Golf Supply Co., Inc., Plaintiffs-Appellants-Appellees v. Pleasure Hours, Inc., St. Joe Paper Co., the Continental Group, Olinkraft, Inc., Container Corporation of America, the Chesapeake Corporation of Virginia, Owens-Illinois, Inc., MacMillan Bloedel, Inc., Inland Container Corp., Menasha Corp., U. S. Corrugated Fibre-Box Co., Stone Container Corp., Defendants- Appellants-Appellees. In Re Corrugated Container Antitrust Litigation. Adams Extract Co., Cfs Continental, Inc., Townhouse Furniture, Rossville Packing Co., Denver Meat Co., Carron Manufacturing Co., Andre-Boudin Bakeries, Inc., Ilikon Corp., Great Northern Packaging Corp., Plaintiffs-Appellants-Appellees, Pleasure Hours, Inc., London Dry Ltd., Plaintiffs- Objectors-Appellants-Appellees v. The Chesapeake Corporation of Virginia, Stone Container Corp., Defendants-Appellants-AppelleesCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1981
- 31 Fair empl.prac.cas. 1707, 32 Empl. Prac. Dec. P 33,668 Gloria Holmes v. Continental Can CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1983
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3Cited by2 opinions
- In Re Agent Orange Product Liability LitigationDistrict Court, E.D. New York · 1985
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