CHK _ French court rejects claim in landmark Agent Orange lawsuit

Ruling on the widespread use of the toxic herbicide during the war in Vietnam to be appealed by claimant Tran To Nga.

A French court has thrown out a lawsuit brought by a French-Vietnamese woman against more than a dozen multinational companies that produced and sold the toxic herbicide Agent Orange, used by US troops during the war in Vietnam. Tran To Nga confirmed to Reuters that the case had been thrown out on Monday. She added she would appeal against the ruling. The landmark case, filed in 2014, has pitched Tran To Nga, a 79-year-old, who claims she was a victim of Agent Orange, against 14 firms, including US multinational companies Dow Chemical and Monsanto, now owned by German giant Bayer.