The U.S. Supreme Court has turned down claims brought by American and Vietnamese plaintiffs against the manufacturers of Agent Orange. Without comment, the Court refused to hear appeals in three separate cases against Dow Chemical, Monsanto, and other manufacturers of Agent Orange and other herbicides used by the military in the Vietnam War. Agent Orange has been linked to cancer, diabetes and birth defects among Vietnamese soldiers and civilians and American veterans.

Tthe 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in New York had dismissed the cases brought by Vietnamese plaintiffs, finding that Agent Orange was used to protect U.S. troops against ambush and not as a weapon of war against human populations.  The other two suits were filed by U.S. veterans who got sick too late to take part in the $180 million settlement with makers of the chemical in 1984.

Source: http://www.breakinglegalnews.com/entry/Court-turns-down-Agent-Orange-cases