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gptkbp:instanceOf
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gptkb:law
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gptkbp:allegation
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health effects from Agent Orange exposure
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gptkbp:alsoKnownAs
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gptkb:Vietnam_veterans_class_action_lawsuit
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gptkbp:containsSettlement
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$180 million
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gptkbp:country
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gptkb:United_States
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gptkbp:defendant
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chemical manufacturers
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gptkbp:filingDate
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gptkb:Uniroyal_Inc.
gptkb:Dow_Chemical_Company
gptkb:United_States_District_Court_for_the_Eastern_District_of_New_York
gptkb:Diamond_Shamrock
gptkb:Hercules_Inc.
gptkb:Monsanto_Company
gptkb:Thompson_Chemical
Vietnam War veterans
chemical companies
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gptkbp:impact
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set precedent for future toxic tort cases
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gptkbp:judge
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gptkb:Jack_B._Weinstein
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gptkbp:notableFor
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gptkb:class_action_lawsuit
mass tort litigation
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gptkbp:plaintiff
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Vietnam veterans and their families
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gptkbp:relatedTo
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gptkb:Agent_Orange
gptkb:Vietnam_War
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gptkbp:result
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out-of-court settlement
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gptkbp:settledInYear
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1984
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gptkbp:yearFiled
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1979
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gptkbp:bfsParent
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gptkb:In_re_Agent_Orange_Product_Liability_Litigation
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gptkbp:bfsLayer
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8
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http://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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Agent Orange case
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