Carolyn Ballew and Thomas J. Ballew v. A. H. Robins Company, a Corporation

KRAVITCH, Circuit Judge:

In this diversity action, appellant Carolyn Ballew appeals from the district court’s grant of summary judgment for appellees A. H. Robins Co. on the ground that the court erred in holding that her action for personal injuries was barred by the applicable Georgia statute of limitations. Ga. Code Ann. § 3-1004. We agree with appellant and reverse and remand for further proceedings.

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Appellee A. H. Robins Co. manufactured and domestically distributed an intrauterine device [IUD] known as a Daikon Shield from 1970 until 1974. In May of 1971, appellant’s physician, a…