UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK ------X : In re : AMENDED : MEMORANDUM, “” : ORDER and : JUDGMENT PRODUCT LIABILITY LITIGATION : : MDL No. 381 ------X THE VIETNAM ASSOCIATION FOR VICTIMS : 04-CV-400 OF AGENT ORANGE/DIOXIN; PHAN THI PHI PHI; : NGUYEN VAN QUY and VU THI LOAN, Individually : and as Parents and Natural Guardians of NGUYEN : QUANG TRUNG and NGUYEN THI THUY NGA, : Their Children; DUONG QUYNH HOA, Individually : and as Administratix of the Estate of Her Deceased Child, : HUYNH TRUNG SON; HO KAN HAI, Individually : and as Parent and Natural Guardian of NGUYEN VAN : HOANG, Her Child; HO THI LE, Individually and as : Administratix of the Estate of Her Deceased Husband, : HO XUAN BAT; NGUYEN MUOI; NGUYEN DINH : THANH; DANG THI HONG NHUT; NGUYEN THI : THU, Individually and as Parent and Natural Guardian of : NGUYEN SON LINH and NGUYEN SON TRA, : Her Children; VO THANH HAI, NGUYEN THI HOA, : Individually and as Parents and Natural Guardians of : VO THANH TUAN ANH, Their Child; LE THI VINH; : NGUYEN THI NHAM; NGUYEN MINH CHAU; : NGUYEN THI THOI; NGUYEN LONG VAN; : TONG THI TU AND NGUYEN THANG LOI; : On Behalf of Themselves and Others Similarly Situated, : : Plaintiffs, : : – against – : : THE DOW CHEMICAL COMPANY; MONSANTO : COMPANY; MONSANTO CHEMICAL COMPANY; : PHARMACIA CORPORATION; HERCULES : INCORPORATED; OCCIDENTAL CHEMICAL : CORPORATION; ULTRAMAR DIAMOND :

1 SHAMROCK CORPORATION; MAXUS ENERGY : CORPORATION; THOMPSON HAYWARD : CHEMICAL COMPANY; HARCROS CHEMICALS : INC.; UNIROYAL, INC; UNIROYAL CHEMICAL, INC.; : UNIROYAL CHEMICAL HOLDING COMPANY; : UNIROYAL CHEMICAL ACQUISITION : CORPORATION; C.D.U. HOLDING, INC.; DIAMOND : SHAMROCK AGRICULTURAL CHEMICALS, INC.; : DIAMOND SHAMROCK CHEMICALS; DIAMOND : SHAMROCK CHEMICALS COMPANY; DIAMOND : SHAMROCK CORPORATION; DIAMOND : SHAMROCK REFINING AND MARKETING : COMPANY; OCCIDENTAL ELECTROCHEMICALS : CORPORATION; DIAMOND ALKALI COMPANY; : ANSUL, INCORPORATED; HOOKER CHEMICAL : CORPORATION; HOOKER CHEMICAL FAR EAST : CORPORATION; HOOKER CHEMICALS & PLASTICS : CORP.; HOFFMAN-TAFF CHEMICALS, INC. : CHEMICAL LAND HOLDINGS, INC.; T-H : AGRICULTURE & NUTRITION COMPANY, INC.; : THOMPSON CHEMICAL CORPORATION; : RIVERDALE CHEMICAL COMPANY; ELEMENTIS : CHEMICALS INC.; UNITED STATES RUBBER : COMPANY, INC.; SYNTEX AGRIBUSINESS INC.; : SYNTEX LABORATORIES, INC. and “ABC : CHEMICAL COMPANIES 1-100,” : : Defendants. : ------X Appearances:

For the Plaintiffs:

Constantine P. Kokkoris, Esq. 225 Broadway, Suite 612 New York, NY 10007 By: Constantine P. Kokkoris, Esq.

Law Offices of Kathleen A. Melez 13101 Washington Blvd., Suite 463 Los Angeles, CA 90066 By: Kathleen A. Melez, Esq.

2 Moore & Goodman, LLP 740 Broadway at Astor Place New York, NY 10003 By: Jonathan C. Moore, Esq. William H. Goodman, Esq. David Milton, Esq.

Cartee & Morris, LLC 1232 Blue Ridge Boulevard Birmingham, AL 35226 By: Jonathan W. Cartee, Esq. R. Stan Morris, Esq.

Shelby Roden LLC 2956 Rhodes Circle Birmingham, AL 35205 By: Robert B. Roden, Esq.

Davis & Norris, LLP 2151 Highland Avenue, Suite 100 Birmingham, AL 35205 By: Frank Davis, Esq. John E. Norris, Esq.

For Defendant The Dow Chemical Company:

Rivkin Radler LLP EAB Plaza Uniondale, NY 11556 By: Steven Brock, Esq. James V. Aiosa, Esq.

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP 666 Fifth Avenue New York, NY 10103 By: James L. Stengel, Esq. Laurie Strauch Weiss, Esq.

Mayer Brown Rowe & Maw LLP 1675 Broadway New York, NY 10019 By: Andrew Frey, Esq.

3 For Defendants Occidental Chemical Corporation, as successor by merger to Diamond Shamrock Chemicals Company; Maxus Energy Corporation; Tierra Solutions, Inc., formerly known as Chemical Land Holdings, Inc.; and Valero Energy Corporation, as successor by merger to Ultramar Diamond Shamrock Corporation:

King & Spalding LLP 1185 Avenue of the Americas New York, NY 10036 By: Michael M. Gordon, Esq.

For Defendants Monsanto Company and Monsanto Chem