In Re Northern District of California, Dalkon Shield Iud Products Liability Litigation.

693 F.2d 847 In re NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA, DALKON SHIELD IUD PRODUCTS LIABILITY LITIGATION. Janice ABED, et al., Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. A. H. ROBINS COMPANY, et al. a Virginia corporation, Hugh J. Davis, M.D., and Irwin S. Lerner, Defendants-Appellees. Nos. 81-4648 to 81-4656. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Argued and Submitted March 10, 1982. Decided June 18, 1982. As Amended July 15, 1982. Rehearing and Rehearing En Banc Denied Aug. 26, 1982. Thomas J. Brandi, Abramson & Bianco, San Francisco, Cal., Cory Streisinger, Arthur C. Johnson, Johnson, Harrang & Swanson, Eugene, Or., Bradley Post, Post, Syrios & Bradshaw, Wichita, Kan., J. Michael Egan, Minneapolis, Minn., Kevin J. Dunne, Sedgwick, Detert, Moran & Arnold, San Francisco, Cal., for Abed, et al. (Dalkon Shield). Charles Alan Wright, Austin, Tex., argued, for A. H. Robins Co., et al.; Douglas E. Bragg, Bragg & Dubofsky, Denver, Colo., on brief. Appeal from the United States District Court for the Northern District of California. Before GOODWIN, ANDERSON and SCHROEDER, Circuit Judges. GOODWIN, Circuit Judge. 1 Plaintiffs appeal from a district court order conditionally…