18 Fed. R. Evid. Serv. 428, prod.liab.rep.(cch)p 10,840 Sarah Coursen and Katherine Cook v. A.H. Robins Company, Inc., a Virginia Corporation, Terri Johnson, Gayle McCann Laurie Jo Franz, Debbie Rohn, and Pamela Van Duyn v. A.H. Robins Company, Inc., a Virginia Corporation

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764 F.2d 1329

United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth CircuitJuly 3, 198584-3854California8,085 words

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764 F.2d 1329 18 Fed. R. Evid. Serv. 428 , Prod.Liab.Rep.(CCH)P 10,840 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. Nos. 84-3854 to 84-3861. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Argued and Submitted Jan. 18, 1985. Decided July 3, 1985. Jacob Tanzer, Ball, Janik & Novack, Portland, Or., for plaintiffs-appellants. Carol A. Hewitt, Lindsay, Hart, Neil & Weigler, Portland, Or., for defendant-appellee. Appeal from the United States District Court for the District of Oregon. Before GOODWIN and SKOPIL, Circuit Judges, and VUKASIN, * District Judge. SKOPIL, Circuit Judge: 1 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…

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18 Fed. R. Evid. Serv. 428, prod.liab.rep. p 10,840 Sarah Coursen and Katherine Cook
Plaintiff
A.H. Robins Company, Inc., a Virginia Corporation, Terri Johnson, Gayle McCann Laurie Jo Franz, Debbie Rohn, and Pamela Van Duyn v. A.H. Robins Company, Inc., a Virginia Corporation
Defendant

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