Agent Orange Lawsuit News
January 28, 2005
Environmentalists intend on suing the Port Authority of New Jersey, Army Corps
Environmentalists fighting to clean up Newark Bay in New Jersey say evidence of contamination from the old Diamond Alkali Chemical plant, known for its Vietnam production of the highly toxic deforesting herbicide called Agent Orange, can be found by looking at the crabs.
Numerous tests conducted throughout the years confirm the crabs still contain the highest levels of dioxins ever recorded in aquatic animals. The toxicity is so high, according to scientists, that if regularly consumed by humans it would guarantee cancer.
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January 21, 2005
Agent Orange case up in the air
Lawyers representing Vietnamese victims of Agent Orange have asked the U.S. District Court in Brooklyn to reject a motion by the defendants to dismiss the lawsuit.
The Agent Orange lawsuit is against 37 U.S. chemical firms, and the plaintiffs' lawyers submitted an amended petition to the court that, they argued, contained significant new evidence that they had collected during a visit to Viet Nam. Read Full Article....
January 10, 2005
Former Alaska repeater might have Agent Orange buried underground
The disagreement between a federal agency and a private landowner over who will pay to move construction equipment is holding up the search for barrels of Agent Orange that are possibly buried in Tok, Alaska.
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers officials said they are not authorized to use federal funds for that type of work, but a spokesman for the landowner, Nugget Construction, said their company should not have to pay the estimated $3,000 cost. Read Full Article....
February 4, 2004
First Vietnamese Agent Orange lawsuit filed
Three Vietnamese who say they or their families became ill after being exposed to Agent Orange, the defoliants used by America in the war nearly 30 years ago, have filed the first lawsuit against Agent Orange manufacturers in Vietnam. The two largest makers of the chemical, Dow Chemical Co. and Monsanto Co., have been named among more than 20 firms in the suit. Read Full Article....
July 7, 2003
New Zealand government questioned
Vietnam veterans’ advocate Ron Mark thinks that the information the
New Zealand government has provided regarding Agent Orange may not be the
whole truth. While information has continued to try reassuring New Zealand
soldiers that they were never exposed to Agent Orange, Australian documents
show that New Zealand soldiers were in fact sprayed with Agent Orange during
the Vietnam War. There have been many people critical of the different ways
that governments have tried denying the exposure to and the dangers of Agent
Orange over the past decades.
According to the Defense Minister Mark Burton after receiving the Australian report, there were no reports of Agent Orange sprayings that affected the veterans because at the time Agent Orange side effects were not yet recognized. New Zealand officials have said the Agent Orange matter will be further looked into.
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June 29, 2003
Alaskan pipeline sprayed with Agent Orange
In 1953, a 626-mile pipeline was built and Agent Orange was sprayed on the
land surrounding the 8-inch pipeline to clear the vegetation. The Alaskan
military oil pipeline operated until 1971. Towards the end of 2002, an Army
correspondent in late 2002 confirmed that the herbicide Agent Orange that
has been linked to deadly illnesses such as cancer, Type II diabetes, birth
defects, and other conditions, was sprayed on the pipeline.
Now, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers want the public to help look for Agent Orange so that the corps can take 20 samples from the right of way and five for background readings in September. The Agent Orange test results would be made available by January 2004. Right now, there are conflicting reports on how long Agent Orange remains in soil, but a former pipeline pump station manager near the pipeline remembers that nothing grew around the area for about ten years after the pipeline was shut down.
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June 23, 2003
“We are extremely pleased at the result of the U.S. Supreme
Court’s recent decision that allows Vietnam veterans who are suffering
from the devastating effects of exposure to Agent Orange to have access to
the American justice system.” -Vietnam
Veterans of American (VVA) national president, Thomas Corey
After the announcement allowing Vietnam Veterans exposed to Agent Orange to
take legal action against manufacturers for the deadly and serious effects
suffered because of it, Corey stated “our regret is that it has taken
such a long time for affected Vietnam veterans to receive the justice they
deserve.” People have been developing deadly diseases at a frightening
rate due to Agent Orange exposure, leading the Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW)
to push the VA and Congress to recognize Agent Orange exposure and the many
diseases and dangerous illnesses associated to it.
Although VFW service officers pushed Agent Orange compensation since 1978,
the VA failed to assume any responsibility for Agent Orange exposure. It was
not until 1984 that the U.S. government took responsibility for Agent Orange,
which resulted in the 1985 settlement fund that excluded a high number of
veterans and families from it. Finally, Vietnam veterans and families are
able to bring Agent Orange suits to court after decades following the end
of the Vietnam War.
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June 23, 2003
Agent Orange used in Alaskan military oil pipeline
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is searching for possible Agent Orange Alaska
soil contamination. The Army had used three types of herbicides on the land
surrounding an eight-inch pipeline built in 1953 to supply petroleum products
for Interior military bases that lasted until 1971. Considered one of the
world’s deadliest manmade toxins, Agent Orange was sprayed on the 626-mile
long pipeline. According to a former pipeline pump station manager, nothing
grew correctly for approximately 10 years after the pipeline was shut down.
The Amy Corps is planning on taking soil samples from and will make the test
results available by January 2004.
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