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...surface, A.H. Robins of Richmond would seem to be a thriving company. Its popular products, including Robitussin cough syrup, Chap Stick lip balm and Sergeant's flea and tick collars, last year generated record sales of $632 million. But the 119-year-old pharmaceutical firm is now facing financial ruin because of a $3 item it has not sold in a decade: the Dalkon Shield intrauterine birth control device. Deluged by more than 12,000 lawsuits charging that the Dalkon Shield was responsible for countless serious illnesses and at least 20 deaths among the women who used it, Robins last...
Robins' case suffered a devastating blow last year from Judge Miles Lord of the U.S. district court in Minneapolis. Denouncing Robins for "monstrous mischief" and "corporate irresponsibility at its meanest," the judge ordered a search of the company's files. After combing through documents at Robins' Richmond headquarters, court-appointed officials said they found strong evidence that the company had covered up its knowledge of the Dalkon Shield's dangers. To make matters worse for Robins, Roger Tuttle, a former attorney for the company, testified that he had destroyed internal documents relating to the Dalkon Shield on orders from...
Some stock analysts are confident that Robins will overcome its Dalkon Shield ordeal. Says Louis Hannen of Wheat, First Securities in Richmond: "The company will survive in some form or other." Concludes Craig Dickson of Interstate Securities in Charlotte, N.C.: "Anything that allows Robins to separate its problems with the Dalkon Shield from its basic businesses will benefit the company, and probably all concerned...
...Boston's celebrated North End, you can find all manner of Italian food, but Francesca's (150 Richmond St.) stands out for everything from calamari to cannoli...
...said the smiling priest, "when I say to you, I'm happy to be with you. It is fitting that we are meeting on July Fourth to celebrate the most precious gift we have, the priceless gift of freedom." All the while John Testrake was being driven home to Richmond, Mo., in his red Oldsmobile, he had something on his mind. He passed through small towns that had hundreds of yellow ribbons decorating telephone booths, mailboxes and trees. When he reached Richmond, he was greeted by 3,000 friends and neighbors. He hardly knew what...