Fortunately a judge with a semblance of common sense. The entire of the world knows the US is an extremely litigious country, everybody wants to roll the dice and get their piece of the action.NEW YORK - A federal judge Thursday dismissed a lawsuit by some 4 million
Vietnamese claiming that U.S. chemical companies committed war crimes by making Agent Orange for use during the Vietnam War.The lawsuit was the first attempt by Vietnamese plaintiffs to seek compensation
for the effects of Agent Orange, which is laden with the highly toxic chemical
dioxin and has been linked to cancer, diabetes and birth defects among
Vietnamese soldiers, civilians and American veterans.
Thursday, March 10, 2005
Judge Dismisses Agent Orange Lawsuit
Look for a lot more of these type of lawsuits in the coming months. Alleged harmed groups of individuals resultant of US military action.
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