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IN RE A. H. ROBINS CO., INC. "DALKON SHIELD" LIAB. LIT.

No. 211.

406 F.Supp. 540 (1975)

In re A. H. ROBINS CO., INC. "DALKON SHIELD" IUD PRODUCTS LIABILITY LITIGATION.

Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation.

As Corrected December 8, 1975.

OPINION AND ORDER

PER CURIAM.

I. Background of the Litigation

The Dalkon Shield is an intrauterine contraceptive device that was invented in 1968. It was clinically tested from September 1968 to November 1969, at which time it was commercially introduced to the medical profession by the Dalkon Corporation. On June 12, 1970, the A. H. Robins Co., Inc. (Robins), a manufacturer and distributor of pharmaceuticals and other products, acquired...

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