WWII submarine vet ruled in landmark case that led to Agent Orange exposure settlement
By: Richard Sisk | Published: 2026-11-11 20:00:00 | Source: www.militarytimes.com
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Brooklyn Federal Court Judge Jack Weinstein, a submariner in World War II, presided over the 1984 class action suit brought by veterans seeking compensation from seven chemical companies for the illnesses they charged were traceable to exposure to the defoliant Agent Orange in Vietnam.
“The veterans were treated dreadfully at the time [by their government] and I, as a veteran, had a…
