[CPEO-MEF] Court to Take Agent Orange Case

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Court to Take Agent Orange Case
Supreme Court to Take Agent Orange Case, Grants Petition From Chemical
Companies
The Associated Press

W A S H I N G T O N, Nov. 4 ? When Vietnam War veterans Daniel
Stephenson and Joe Isaacson learned they had cancer, they tried to
collect from a fund for those exposed to Agent Orange only to find out
they were too late.

So the two men sued, drawing charges of foul play from chemical
companies that created the $180 million fund after being promised they
wouldn't have to pay out any more money.

The 2nd Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals said the veterans could sue, but
the Supreme Court on Monday granted a petition from the chemical
companies and agreed to decide the case.

At issue is whether people should be allowed to bypass previous class
action settlements.

This article can be viewed at:
http://abcnews.go.com/wire/Politics/ap20021104_1745.html

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