The Dalkon Shield Claimants Trust Collection traces the history of the Dalkon Shield, the intrauterine contraceptive device manufactured and sold by the A.H. Robins Company, from the company's purchase of the device through its tort litigation and subsequent bankruptcy which was resolved in 1988. The collection also documents the establishment and history of the Dalkon Shield Claimants Trust, 1988-2000, which settled over 218,000 claims for just under $3 billion. The collection is arranged in six series. Series I: A.H. Robins Company documents, consist of company records which trace the purchase, manufacture, testing, marketing, and sale of the Dalkon Shield. Series II: A.H. Robins Company litigation documents, principally employee depositions and trial testimony. Series III: U.S. Food and Drug Administration investigation of the Dalkon Shield. Series IV: News articles regarding the Shield. Series V: Bankruptcy materials. Series VI: Records of the Dalkon Shield Claimants Trust, including the administrative files called the Central Records Library, and the Outside Counsel files.
