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Start Over Collection Dalkon Shield Claimants Trust papers, 1938/2000, bulk 1970/1998 Date range 1977
University of Virginia, Special Collections Dept.

Dalkon Shield Claimants Trust papers, 1938/2000, bulk 1970/1998

327.5 Linear Feet 408 boxes and cartons, 3 volumes, 271 videotapes, 416 three ring notebooks

The Dalkon Shield Claimants Trust Collection, 1968-2000 (bulk 1970-1998), documents the history of the Dalkon Shield, the intrauterine contraceptive device (IUD) manufactured and sold by the A.H. Robins Company, from purchase of the device in 1970 through tort litigation and bankruptcy settlement in 1988. The collections includes litigation material, Food and Drug Administrations documents related to its investigation of the device, A.H. Robins bankruptcy files, and samples of the IUD. The collection also documents the establishment and ten-year history of the Dalkon Shield Claimants Trust, which paid out almost $3 billion to over 218,000 claimants. Closing in 2000, this trust achieved the most successful resolution of a mass tort case during the twentieth century.

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