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Webinar: Pursuing Veteran Herbicide Exposure Cases
Date(s):
December 16, 2020
Venue:
Online
Website:
https://www.fedbar.org/event/pursuing-veteran-herbicide-exposure-cases/
Fee(s):
This event has a fee
Description:
The webinar will explore the history of herbicide exposure claims subsequent to the enactment of the Agent Orange Act of 1991. This will include an analysis of the Blue Water Navy and the landmark case of Procopio v. Wilkie. We will look at the role of Congress and difficulties in obtaining supportive legislation. The webinar will also explore herbicide exposure areas outside of Vietnam including Guam, Johnston Island, Panama, Korea, and Okinawa. We will further discuss the role of rulemaking and judicial review in covering veteran herbicide victims and the use of the pro-veteran canon of construction and other statutory interpretation
tools to overcome Virginia arguments....
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