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

MEMORANDUM

MERHIGE, District Judge.

This matter is before the Court on the Daikon Shield Claimant Trust’s (the “Trust”) Motion To Vacate Arbitration Decision. Pamela Crombie (“Ms.Crombie”) opposes the Trust’s motion. The Court has heard argument on the motion and the matter is ripe for disposition. For the reasons which follow, the Court will GRANT the motion.

I

Ms. Crombie is a Daikon Shield claimant who claims that she has suffered injuries as a result of her use of the Daikon Shield IUD. After giving birth to a child in 1971, Ms. Crombie had a Daikon Shield inserted in 1974. For five years,…