Legal Opinion
Dalkon Shield Claimants' Committee Ex Rel. A.H. Robins Co. v. Aetna Casualty & Surety Co. (In Re A.H. Robins Co.)
District Court, E.D. Virginia
Decided July 26, 1988No. Bankruptcy No. 85-01307-R, Adv. No. 87-1006-R, Civ. A. No. 86-0315-RPublishedCited by 20 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM
MERHIGE, District Judge.
This matter came on for a hearing on the reasonableness, adequacy and fairness of the proposed settlement in this cause. At that evidentiary hearing, counsel for the Breland class and defendant The Aetna Casualty and Surety Company (“Aetna”) appeared and proffered evidence in support of the proposed settlement. Three attorneys for class members were heard, and had the opportunity to present evidence, in opposition to the settlement.
Background
In mid-1970, A.H. Robins Company, Incorporated (“Robins”) acquired all patent and marketing rights to an intrauterine…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- A.H. Robins Co. v. PiccininCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1986
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- Mabel FLINN, Et Al., Appellants, v. FMC CORPORATION and Local 9 Textile Workers Union of America, AFL-CIO, AppelleesCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1976
- Oberg v. Aetna Casualty & Surety Co.Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1987
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