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IN RE AGENT ORANGE PRODUCT LIABILITY LITIGATION

Nos. 328, 306 and 329-331, Dockets 86-3039, 86-3042, 86-6171, 86-6173 and 86-6174.

818 F.2d 179 (1987)

In re "AGENT ORANGE" PRODUCT LIABILITY LITIGATION MDL NO. 381.

United States Court of Appeals, Second Circuit.

Decided April 21, 1987.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Neil R. Peterson, Philadelphia, Pa. (Greitzer and Locks, Philadelphia, Pa., Thomas W. Henderson, Henderson & Goldberg, Pittsburgh, Pa., of counsel), for petitioner-appellant plaintiffs' Management Committee in Nos. 86-3039 and 86-6173, for respondent-appellee in Nos. 86-3042 and 86-6171.

Kenneth R. Feinberg, Washington, D.C. (Kaye, Scholer, Fierman, Hays & Handler, Washington, D.C., of counsel), as amicus curiae at the request of the court.

Victor J. Yannacone, Jr., Patchogue, N.Y., for petitioners in No. 86-3042 and appellants in No. 86-6171.

Benton Musslewhite, Houston, Tex., for appellants in No. 86-6174.

Before VAN GRAAFEILAND, WINTER, and MINER, Circuit Judges.

WINTER, Circuit Judge:

This opinion addresses challenges by the Plaintiffs' Management Committee ("PMC") and by certain plaintiffs represented by Victor Yannacone to Chief Judge Weinstein's adoption of a plan for the distribution of the fund established as a result of the class settlement with the defendant chemical companies. See In re "Agent Orange" Product Liability Litigation, 611 F.Supp. 1396 (E.D.N.Y.1985) ("Distribution...

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