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

Nos. 84-3854 to 84-3861.

764 F.2d 1329 (1985)

Sarah COURSEN and Katherine Cook, Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. A.H. ROBINS COMPANY, INC., a Virginia corporation, Defendant-Appellee. Terri JOHNSON, Gayle McCann, Laurie Jo Franz, Debbie Rohn, and Pamela Van Duyn, Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. A.H. ROBINS COMPANY, INC., a Virginia corporation, Defendant-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.

Decided July 3, 1985.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jacob Tanzer, Ball, Janik & Novack, Portland, Or., for plaintiffs-appellants.

Carol A. Hewitt, Lindsay, Hart, Neil & Weigler, Portland, Or., for defendant-appellee.

Before GOODWIN and SKOPIL, Circuit Judges, and VUKASIN, District Judge.

SKOPIL, Circuit Judge:

These consolidated appeals are from judgments in actions for compensatory and punitive damages instituted by plaintiffs against defendant, A.H. Robins Co., Inc. ("Robins"), manufacturer of a contraceptive intrauterine device known as the Dalkon Shield. Plaintiffs raise a number of evidentiary and other legal issues on appeal. For reasons stated below, we affirm in part, reverse in part, and remand in part.

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