Dalkon Shield Litigation Winding Down

The Dalkon Shield IUD was a defective intrauterine birth control device manufactured and sold by the A.H. Robins Co. of Richmond, Virginia from January 1971 through June 1974. It caused numerous injuries, including miscarriages, loss of female organs and infertility.

A.H. Robins entered bankruptcy on August 21, 1985. There were over 300,000 Dalkon Shield claims filed in the bankruptcy court. The law fir of Brown & Szaller Co., L.P.A. represented many of the seriously injured victims throughout the world. Of the victims represented by Brown & Szaller, about 40 will end up going to jury trial. It is expected that within 4 years (a very long time for those who have not yet resolved their claims), all Brown & Szaller Dalkon Shield clients will have resolved their claims.

Brown & Szaller houses the "Dalkon Shield Litigation II Depository". The Depository -- the largest Dalon Shield depository in the world -- contains all documents used in Dalkon Shield litigations. Over 100 law firms world-wide belong to the Depository. All cases involving the Dalkon Shield are monitored by the firm, and the results of that monitoring are made available to the 100 member law firms.