Tran To Nga, a 79-year-old former journalist, waves as she delivers a speech during a gathering in support of people exposed to Agent Orange during the Vietnam War. Credit: Thibault Camus/AP France Dismisses Agent Orange Lawsuit, Citing 'Sovereign Immunity'
Defendants in the case included U.S. multinationals Dow Chemical, Hercules, and Occidental Petroleum's OxyChem subsidiary, as well as Monsanto, now owned by Bayer of Germany. They claimed that they acted "under the orders" of the U.S. government in wartime.
May 10, 2021 at 02:58 PM
4 minute read
International Law
A French court on Monday dismissed a lawsuit brought by a French-Vietnamese woman against companies that produced and sold the powerful defoliant Agent Orange, used by U.S. troops during the Vietnam War.
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