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

Nos. 84-5061, 84-5062.

747 F.2d 1180 (1984)

Karen GARDINER and Bruce Gardiner, Appellees, v. A.H. ROBINS COMPANY, INC., Appellant, F. Anderson Company. Deborah and Morris MICHALIK, Appellees, v. A.H. ROBINS COMPANY, INC., a Virginia Corporation, Appellant, C.F. Anderson Company, Inc., a Minnesota Corporation.

United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit.

Decided November 2, 1984.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Charles Q. Socha, Denver, Colo., and Griffin B. Bell, Atlanta, Ga., for appellant.

Dale I. Larson, Minneapolis, Minn., for appellees.

Before LAY, Chief Judge, and BRIGHT and ARNOLD, Circuit Judges.


Opinion of the Court by LAY, Chief Judge, and BRIGHT and ARNOLD, Circuit Judges.

These appeals arise out of two tort actions claiming serious injuries as a result of the plaintiffs' use of the Dalkon Shield, an intrauterine contraceptive device. The cases were settled, and both complaints have therefore been dismissed with prejudice. The Settlement Agreement, however, obligates the corporate defendant, A.H. Robins Company, Incorporated (Robins), to preserve and produce...

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