Legal Opinion
Kontoulas v. A.H. Robins Co.
Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Decided October 3, 1984No. Nos. 84-1087, 84-1117 to 84-1119, 84-1141PublishedCited by 259 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
DONALD RUSSELL, Circuit Judge:
In this case we are again called upon to address some of the myriad problems raised by the filing of multiple tort suits based upon injuries caused by a single product, here the Daikon Shield. The Dal-kon Shield is an intrauterine contraceptive invented by appellant Hugh J. Davis, M.D., a Maryland physician. The product was developed and tested primarily at Johns Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore, under Dr. Davis’s supervision. It was manufactured by appellant A.H. Robins Co., Inc. (hereafter Robins), and distributed worldwide for several years.
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2Cases cited9 opinions
- Griggs v. Provident Consumer Discount Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1982
- Hoffman v. BlaskiSupreme Court of the United States · 1960
- Veba-Chemie A.G. v. M/v Getafix, Her Engines, Boilers, Etc., in Rem, and Getafix Shipping Corp., in PersonamCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1983
- Carol Patricia Hodson v. A.H. Robins Company, a Corporation, and Hugh J. Davis, Irwin S. Lerner, Pee Wee Molding CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1983
- In Re Ah Robins Co., Inc." Dalkon Shield" Liab. Lit.United States Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation · 1975
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3Cited by259 opinions
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- Mills v. Aetna Fire Underwriters InsuranceDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1986
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