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PUNNETT v. UNITED STATES

Civ. A. No. 79-29.

602 F.Supp. 530 (1984)

PUNNETT, Hope and Hinkie, Irene and Hinkie, Paul, a minor, by his parents, Howard E. and Irene Hinkie and Hinkie, Howard E., Administrator of the estate of Timothy Hinkie, deceased, Plaintiffs, v. UNITED STATES of America et al., Defendants.

United States District Court, E.D. Pennsylvania.

October 25, 1984.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Paul N. Minkoff, Klovsky, Kuby & Harris, Herbert B. Newberg, Herbert B. Newberg, P.C., Philadelphia, Pa., for plaintiffs.

Paul F. Figley, Robert C. Longstreth, Torts Branch, Civ. Div., U.S. Dept. of Justice, Robert L. Brittigan, Gen. Counsel, Defense Nuclear Agency, Washington, D.C., for defendants.

MEMORANDUM AND ORDER

DITTER, District Judge.

In this action plaintiffs seek an order compelling defendants to inform United States servicemen who participated in nuclear testing ("atomic vets") of the resultant health risks. Specifically, plaintiffs seek a warning addressing an alleged increased risk of genetic defects, both in the vets and in their offspring. Presently before me is defendants' motion to dismiss or stay the action. Undergirding the motion...

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