In late February, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit issued a trio of opinions in a series of cases arising out of the use of chemical herbicides during the Vietnam War.
Federal Officer Removal Jurisdiction Upheld in Agent Orange Cases
In this article, we discuss the issue of federal officer removal, <i>i.e.</i>, the removal of a state action to federal court on the ground that the government had such control over the defendant that the defendant was essentially acting as a federal officer.
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