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gptkbp:instanceOf
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gptkb:law
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gptkbp:allegation
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gptkb:cancer
birth defects
health effects from Agent Orange exposure
other diseases
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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:dateConcluded
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1984
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gptkbp:filingDate
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gptkb:Uniroyal_Inc.
gptkb:Dow_Chemical_Company
gptkb:Diamond_Shamrock
gptkb:Hercules_Inc.
gptkb:Monsanto_Company
gptkb:T.H._Agriculture_&_Nutrition_Company
gptkb:Thompson_Chemical
1979
Vietnam War veterans
chemical companies
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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Agent Orange litigation
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gptkbp:impact
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established compensation fund
influenced future toxic tort litigation
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gptkbp:judge
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gptkb:Jack_B._Weinstein
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gptkbp:jurisdiction
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gptkb:United_States_District_Court_for_the_Eastern_District_of_New_York
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gptkbp:notableFor
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veterans' rights
largest class action settlement at the time
toxic tort law
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gptkbp:plaintiff
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gptkb:Vietnam_Veterans_of_America
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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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gptkb:settlement
no admission of liability
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gptkbp:settlementPeriod
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1984
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gptkbp:bfsParent
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gptkb:Jack_B._Weinstein
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gptkbp:bfsLayer
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5
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