Kontoulas v. A.H. Robins Co.

U.S. Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit · Decided 1984-10-03

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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,…

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