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The Nation - News from July 24, 1985

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A federal judge in Richmond, Va., denied a request by the A. H. Robins Co. to consolidate $13 billion in claims filed against the company by former users of its Dalkon Shield contraceptive. U.S. District Judge Robert Merhige made the ruling despite his concerns that more big awards to former users of the intrauterine contraceptive might force Robins into bankruptcy, which would deny payment to women filing future claims.

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