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Vietnam: The Agent Orange Lawsuit (archive)

US judge throws out Agent Orange claim The legal action by victims of Agent Orange has been dismissed by US Federal Court Judge Weinstein. The decision has been greeted with disbelief by organisations supporting the claim, alongside resolve to continue the fight for compensation. Read more

Nine million signatures support Agent Orange victims As the US federal court once again postpones the trial of US chemical manufacturers of Agent Orange, it is reported that 9 million people have signed the petition in support of the victims. Read more

Americans favour Agent Orange compensation A poll of U.S. voters found a majority in favour of compensation for Vietnamese people suffering from the effects of Agent Orange. The poll drew attention to the compensation already agreed for U.S. veterans. From: Thanhnien News Read more

New Agent Orange website launched The Vietnam Association of Agent Orange Victims has launched its own website providing information about the victims and an opportunity to sign the petition in support of the lawsuit against the U.S. Read more

British MP seeks Parliament support for Agent Orange lawsuit British MP Harry Cohen has tabled an Early Day Motion (EDM) in Parliament, calling for the U.S. chemical companies to accept their responsibility for Agent Orange victims. From: Radio the Voice of Vietnam Read more

Agent Orange trial postponed one month The Agent Orange trial due to be held in the U.S. Federal Court in September has been postponed to October 12th. Lawyers acting for the U.S. chemical companies have asked for more time to prepare their case. From: ThanhnienNEWS.com Read more

Agent Orange lawyers collect evidence in Vietnam The team of U.S. lawyers acting for the Agent Orange victims has visited Vietnam to collect evidence to support the case. In the similar lawsuit for U.S. veterans, detailed statements about their suffering was regarded as one of the keys to success. Read more

Vietnam NGO writes to U.S. Federal Court The Research Centre for Gender, Family and Environment in Development (CGFED), a Vietnamese NGO, has sent an open letter to the U.S. Federal Court citing evidence of the suffering of Agent Orange victims and the inability of local resources to care for them. From: Vietnam News Agency Read more

Agent Orange Judge speaks of Genocide and War Crimes The U.S. judge presiding over the Agent Orange lawsuit says that the case may raise questions of genocide and war crimes over the possibility that the herbicide might be ranked as a chemical weapon banned by international law. From: FindLaw Read more

Prospects for the Vietnamese Agent Orange plaintiffs An interview with Nguyen Thi Binh, former vice president of Vietnam, and Honourary Chair of the Association of Agent Orange and Dioxin Victims of Vietnam, the organisation which has filed the lawsuit against 37 American companies. From: Vietnam News Read more

Victims Association calls for global support In appealing to people and organisations across the world to support the lawsuit against U.S. chemicals firms, the Vietnam Agent Orange Victims' Association says it is concerned about the interests of U.S victims as well as Vietnamese. Read more

Agent Orange victims file in U.S. Federal Court Three Agent Orange victims of Vietnam have lodged the first-ever complaints against manufacturers of the defoliant used by US forces during the Vietnam War. What happened to them and their children and how will they live with the trauma of Agent Orange until the end of their lives? From: Vietnam Investment Review Read more Related links The full text of the Agent Orange lawsuit filed in U.S. by the Vietnam Association for Victims of Agent Orange

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