A US Appeals Court will hear a case on June 18 presented by the Vietnamese victims of Agent Orange against the chemical's manufacturers. Agent Orange is another name for the chemical dioxin, which was used in the Vietnam war. The Vietnam Association for Victims of Agent Orange has filed a claim against 37 chemical companies, including the Dow corporation. The lawsuit states that the US miliary's use of dioxin is to blame for the health problems and deformities of millions of Vietnamese people. VAVA says that about 4.8 million Vietnamese people were exposed to dioxin and three million of them suffer from serious health problem as a result.

Vietnam victims sue US dioxin firms