MacMILLEN v. A.H. ROBINS CO., INC.

No. 83-383.

348 N.W.2d 869 (1984)

217 Neb. 338

Maureen MacMILLEN, Appellant, v. A.H. ROBINS COMPANY, INC., Appellee.

Supreme Court of Nebraska.

May 11, 1984.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Thomas J. Jenkins, Omaha, and A. James McArthur of McArthur, Lamb, Lyford, Gilmore & Janssen, Lincoln, for appellant.

Ronald F. Krause of Cassem, Tierney, Adams, Gotch & Douglas, Omaha, for appellee.

KRIVOSHA, C.J., and BOSLAUGH, WHITE, HASTINGS, CAPORALE, SHANAHAN, and GRANT, JJ.


BOSLAUGH, Justice.

This is an appeal in a products liability action brought by Maureen MacMillen against A.H. Robins Company, Inc., (Robins), the manufacturer of an intrauterine contraceptive device known as a "Dalkon Shield." The trial court sustained the defendant's demurrer and dismissed the amended petition. The plaintiff appeals.

The amended petition alleged that the Dalkon Shield, which was designed for permanent implantation into the uterus by a physician...

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