In re Agent Orange Product Liability Litigation

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/In_re_Agent_Orange_Product_Liability_Litigation
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gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:law
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs gptkb:Agent_Orange_case
gptkbp:appealsTo gptkb:United_States_Court_of_Appeals_for_the_Second_Circuit
gptkbp:area product liability
toxic tort
class action
gptkbp:citation gptkb:597_F._Supp._740_(E.D.N.Y._1984)
gptkbp:containsSettlement $180 million
gptkbp:date 1984
gptkbp:defendant gptkb:Uniroyal_Inc.
gptkb:Dow_Chemical_Company
gptkb:Diamond_Shamrock
gptkb:Hercules_Inc.
gptkb:Monsanto_Company
gptkb:Thompson_Chemical
chemical companies
gptkbp:filingDate 1979
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label In re Agent Orange Product Liability Litigation
gptkbp:judge gptkb:Jack_B._Weinstein
gptkbp:jurisdiction gptkb:United_States_District_Court_for_the_Eastern_District_of_New_York
gptkbp:notableFor class action lawsuit
Vietnam War veterans' health claims
mass tort litigation
gptkbp:plaintiff Vietnam War veterans
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:Agent_Orange
gptkb:Vietnam_War
gptkbp:result gptkb:settlement
gptkbp:settlementPeriod May 7, 1984
gptkbp:subject gptkb:Agent_Orange
herbicide exposure
toxic tort
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Agent_Orange_Settlement_Fund
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7