Victor John Yannacone's Legal Cases (10)

MDL 381 in re Agent Orange

Practice Area: Class Action

Date: May 07, 1984

Outcome: Class Action Settlement

Description: Lead counsel for the Viet Nam combat veterans and their families in the Agent Orange class action... more

Dow Chemical, et al. v James R. Allen, et al.

Practice Area: Education

Date: Feb 25, 1982

Outcome: Quashed subpoena for raw scientific data.

Description: During the Agent Orange litigation; Dow Chemical sought to obtain the raw data from a team of... more

Envirtonmental Defense Fund v. U.S. Army Corps of Engineers

Practice Area: Environmental / Natural Resources

Date: Nov 27, 1969

Outcome: Injunction granted

Description: Successful action against the Army Corps of Engineers to restrain further development of the Cross... more

Bloom v. Property Owners Association of Port Jefferson

Practice Area: Libel / Slander

Date: Dec 31, 1963

Outcome: Plaintiff discontinued suit

Description: Defense of the editor and publisher of the weekly Port Jefferson Sentinel accused of libel for... more

in re Incorporation of the Village of Port Jefferson

Practice Area: State, Local And Municipal Law

Date: Oct 01, 1963

Outcome: Incorporation of the Village of Port Jefferson, NY

Description: (not available)

Freeholders & Commonalty of the Town of Brookhaven v. Acker, et. al.

Practice Area: Class Action

Date: Sep 30, 1963

Outcome: Settled

Description: Action against major oil companies, sand and gravel operators and the Brookhaven Town Board for... more

Trustees of the Freeholders & Commonalty of the Town of Brookhaven v. Incorporated Village of Oldfield

Practice Area: Litigation

Date: Jun 01, 1962

Outcome: Declaratory Judgment granted

Description: Establishing the rights of the Freeholders & Commonalty of the Town of Brookhaven guaranteed under... more

Carol A. Yannacone v. Associated Universities; Brookhaven National Laboratory

Practice Area: Workers Compensation

Date: Sep 22, 1960

Outcome: Claim established; award to claimant

Description: Recovery of New York State worker’s compensation benefits for occupational disease arising from... more

Mouette v. SS Zeeliner

Practice Area: Admiralty / Maritime

Outcome: Recovery of damages

Description: Recovery of damages to a racing sloop sunk by the wake of a high speed ferry boat.

Carol A. Yannacone v. Associated Universities; Brookhaven National Laboratory

Practice Area: Workers Compensation

Outcome: Claim established; award to claimant

Description: Recovery of New York State worker’s compensation benefits for occupational disease arising from... more