Legal Opinion
In Re "Agent Orange" Product Liability Litigation Mdl No. 381
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Decided April 21, 1987No. 1085, 1095 and 1104, Dockets 85-6163, 85-6269 and 85-6337PublishedCited by 122 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WINTER, Circuit Judge:
This opinion addresses the disposition of 287 appeals in cases brought by plaintiffs who chose to opt out of the Agent Orange class action. These cases remained in the Eastern District of New York after the class settlement as a result of the multidistrict referral. Chief Judge Weinstein granted summary judgment against each of the optout plaintiffs, most of whom now appeal. 1 To avoid repetition, this opinion assumes familiarity with the discussion of the fairness of the settlement in the first of this series of opinions, 818 F.2d 145, and with Chief Judge Weinstein’s…
2Cases cited19 opinions
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3Cited by122 opinions
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