Gloria F. Jellum v. Dalkon Shield Trust

50 F.3d 14 NOTICE: Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3 provides that dispositions other than opinions or orders designated for publication are not precedential and should not be cited except when relevant under the doctrines of law of the case, res judicata, or collateral estoppel. Gloria F. JELLUM, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. DALKON SHIELD CLAIMANTS TRUST, Defendant-Appellee. No. 93-36018. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Argued and Submitted Oct. 6, 1994. Decided March 6, 1995. Before: WOOD, Jr., * HUG, and TANG, Circuit Judges. 1 MEMORANDUM ** 2 Plaintiff Gloria Jellum appeals the district court's grant of summary judgment in favor of the defendant, Dalkon Shield Claimants Trust [Trust], A.H. Robbins's successor in interest, for claims of negligence and fraud stemming from injuries Jellum received from her use of A.H. Robbins's Dalkon Shield. Jellum had the intrauterine device [IUD] inserted while at a Glasgow, Montana clinic in August 1973. In 1978 Jellum had the IUD removed because of excessive cramping and bleeding. Jellum experienced several medical complications since that time, but alleges she did not foresee the connection between the IUD and her injuries until she saw a…