Keywords
trust, dalkon intrauterine device, massive litigation, bakruptcy solution
Abstract
In this Essay, Dean Vairo discusses the policies and procedures governing the Dalkon Shield Claimants Trust After raising questions about the Trust's experience in a theoretical and jurisprudential context Dean Vairo describes the historical development of the Trust and provides a preliminary aosesment of the Trust's performance. Dean Vairo addresses various criticisms of the Trust and calls for a reasoned analysis of the Trust's policies in light of the theoretical questions raised in this Essay to determine whether the Trust should be considered as a model for resolving other mass tort cases.
Recommended Citation
Georgene M. Vairo,
The Dalkon Shield Claimants Trust: Paradigm Lost (Or Found)?,
61 Fordham L. Rev. 617
(1992).
Available at: https://ir.lawnet.fordham.edu/flr/vol61/iss3/3