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June 17, 2021

Jack Weinstein, Federal Judge Who Sided with Ordinary Citizens Against Corporations, Dies at 99
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Jack Weinstein, a Brooklyn federal judge who sat on the bench for over
half a century and oversaw landmark class-action lawsuits, died in New
York at the age of 99. In 1984, he approved a $180 million settlement
for Vietnam War veterans who were exposed to Agent Orange. He also ruled
on key cases against gun manufacturers and Big Tobacco.


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