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The Intrauterine Device: A Criticism Of Governmental Complaisance And An Analysis Of Manufacturer And Physician Liability, Walter Lee Mccombs, James F. Szaller

Cleveland State Law Review

It is difficult to understand how a product so intimately connected with a bodily function and presenting such a potential for serious harm was allowed on the market without pre-market clearances assuring that it had met at least minimum standards of safety. This development is especially distressing since there exists a governmental agency whose sole function is to protect the public interest in precisely this type of situation. Since the law of products liability should not deny a remedy to the unwary consumer whose reliance on the overzealous representations of the manufacturer ended in tragedy, this note will examine the …