Legal Opinion
In Re Ah Robins Co., Inc." Dalkon Shield" Liab. Lit.
United States Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation
Decided December 8, 1975No. 211PublishedCited by 26 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
406 F.Supp. 540 (1975)
In re A. H. ROBINS CO., INC. "DALKON SHIELD" IUD PRODUCTS LIABILITY LITIGATION.
No. 211.
Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation.
December 8, 1975.
As Corrected December 8, 1975.
Before ALFRED P. MURRAH[*], Chairman, and JOHN MINOR WISDOM, EDWARD WEINFELD, EDWIN A. ROBSON, WILLIAM H. BECKER, JOSEPH S. LORD, III, and STANLEY A. WEIGEL, Judges of the Panel.
OPINION AND ORDER
2Per curiam
I. Background of the Litigation
The Dalkon Shield is an intrauterine contraceptive device that was invented in 1968. It was clinically tested from September 1968 to November 1969, at which time it was…
3Cases cited4 opinions
- In Re Republic National-Realty Equities Securities LitigationUnited States Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation · 1974
- In Re Air Crash Disaster Near Papeete, TahitiUnited States Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation · 1975
- In Re Government Auto Fleet SalesUnited States Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation · 1971
- In re A. H. Robins Co.United States Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation · 1975
4Cited by26 opinions
- Kontoulas v. A.H. Robins Co.Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1984
- In Re Northern District of California, Dalkon Shield Iud Products Liability Litigation.Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1982
- In Re "Agent Orange" Product Liability LitigationDistrict Court, E.D. New York · 1984
- Linda Miller and Barry Miller v. A.H. Robins Company, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1985
- Friar v. Vanguard Holding Corp.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1980
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