District Court, E.D. Virginia August 9, 1988, 85-01307-R (In Re AH Robins Co., Inc.)

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MEMORANDUM

MERHIGE, District Judge.

The matter before the Court addresses the issue as to the propriety of allowing a claim for punitive damages to women who were allegedly injured by the Daikon Shield intrauterine device (“Daikon Shield,” “IUD”) within the context of this Chapter 11 bankruptcy proceeding.