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Litigation

Oct. 4, 2012

Veterans in secret military experiments win class certification from judge

Veterans who participated in secret military experiments in the 1950s, '60s and '70s to identify the effects of toxic biological chemicals and substances have won class certification status from a federal judge.


By Hadley Robinson


Daily Journal Staff Writer


Veterans who participated in secret military experiments in the 1950s, '60s and '70s to identify the effects of toxic biological chemicals and substances have won class certification status from a federal judge.


In her ruling, filed Sunday, Chief U.S. District Judge Claudia Wilken denied the government's motions to narrow the scope of the class, making it applicable to anyone who part...

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