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IN RE BEARD

Nos. 86-3844, 86-3851.

811 F.2d 818 (1987)

In re Diana R. BEARD, et al., Petitioners (Two Cases).

United States Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit.

Decided February 11, 1987.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Bradley Post, Douglas E. Bragg, for petitioners.

James S. Crockett, Jr., William R. Cogar, Murray Drabkin, David Schiller, Harold S. Novikoff, Stanley K. Joynes, Ross C. Reeves, for respondent.

Before RUSSELL, WIDENER and CHAPMAN, Circuit Judges.

WIDENER, Circuit Judge:

Petitioners, Diana R. Beard and others (Mrs. Beard), are all women who have filed claims in the Chapter 11 bankruptcy of A.H. Robins Company, Inc. (Robins). All of their claims relate to injuries they suffered from using the Dalkon Shield, an interuterine contraceptive device manufactured by Robins. Mrs. Beard has filed two petitions with this court seeking writs of mandamus. In the first petition, Mrs. Beard asks this court to issue a writ...

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