Dalkon Shield Trust v. Gaither (In re A.H. Robins Co.)

MEMORANDUM

RICHARD L. WILLIAMS, District Judge. *

This matter is before the Court on the Motion of the Daikon Shield Claimants Trust (the “Trust”) To Vacate Arbitration Decision. The Trust’s Motion asks the Court to vacate the arbitration award rendered on August 13, 1996 by arbitrator Samuel N. Crosby (“Arbitrator Crosby”) on the Daikon Shield personal injury claim of Roseanna Gaither (“Gaither”). The Trust seeks to have the matter remanded to the arbitrator with the direction that he rule on the Trust’s statute of limitations defense to Gaither’s claim. For the reasons that follow, the Court…