In Re \Agent Orange\ Product Liability Litigation Mdl No. 381

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• approving equitable allocation of settlement funds based on \weigh[ing of] the relative deservedness\ of the claims
• approving equitable allocation of settlement funds based on “weighting of] the relative deservedness” of the claims
• reviewing as final a class action distribution plan for victims of \Agent Orange\ even though the identification and entitlement of all class members had not yet been determined
• approving a settlement distribution plan to class members who had “stated ‘colorable legal claims against defendants’” because their claims “d[id] not entirely disregard traditional tort principles of causation” (citation omitted)
• disallowing the administration of class funds by independent foundation without judicial oversight
• describing uses of settlement fund and court’s retained jurisdiction over fund

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