Legal Opinion
Higgins v. Dalkon Shield Trust (In re A.H. Robins Co.)
District Court, E.D. Virginia
Decided December 2, 1997No. 85-01307-RPublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM
MERHIGE, District Judge.
This matter is before the Court on the motion of Daikon Shield Claimant Diane Higgins (“Higgins”) to set aside her alternative dispute resolution decision.1 The Daikon *111Shield Claimants Trust (the “Trust”) opposes Higgins’ motion. On November 26,1997, the Court took evidence and heard argument on the motion. For the reasons which follow, the Court will DENY the motion.
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Higgins is a Daikon Shield claimant who claims that she has suffered injuries as a result of her use of the Daikon Shield. Higgins rejected the Trust’s settlement offer and chose to resolve her…
2Cases cited9 opinions
- Walter Gordon v. William D. Leeke, Commissioner Joe Martin, Warden, Wayne Stephen Young v. George H. Collins, WardenCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1978
- Leeke v. GordonSupreme Court of the United States · 1978
- J. Ferber Coleman v. Courtland C. Peyton, Superintendent of the Virginia State PenitentiaryCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1965
- Bledsoe v. Dalkon Shield Trust (In re A.H. Robins Co.)District Court, E.D. Virginia · 1995
- In Re A.H. Robins Company, Incorporated, Debtor. Cheslene Bledsoe Barbara Raygor, Claimants-Appellants v. Dalkon Shield Trust, Trust-AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1997
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3Cited by1 opinion
- Maksimuk v. Dalkon Shield Trust (In re A.H. Robins Co.)District Court, E.D. Virginia · 1998