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IN RE DALKON SHIELD PUNITIVE DAMAGES LITIGATION

Civ. A. No. 84-0484-R.

613 F.Supp. 1112 (1985)

In re DALKON SHIELD PUNITIVE DAMAGES LITIGATION.

United States District Court, E.D. Virginia, Richmond Division.

July 22, 1985.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Murray J. Janus, Stephen W. Bricker, Bremner, Baber & Janus, Richmond, Va., for plaintiffs.

Alexander H. Slaughter, J. Waller Harrison, Barbara Ann Williams, McGuire, Woods & Battle, Richmond, Va., James Dabney Miller, King & Spalding, Washington, D.C., Griffin B. Bell, King & Spalding, Atlanta, Ga., William R. Cogar, Mays, Valentine, Davenport & Moore, Richmond, Va., for defendants.

MEMORANDUM

MERHIGE, District Judge.

Pending before this Court is a motion by A.H. Robins Company, Inc. ("Robins") to certify a nationwide class action. The proposed class action would determine whether Robins is liable — for punitive damages1 — to plaintiffs throughout the nation arising out of their use of the Dalkon Shield (an intrauterine contraceptive device) and, if liable, the extent of such liability. The...

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