The Billion Dollar Time Bomb - Countdown to Court The fastest selling IUD contraceptive of the 70s has misfired on the makers. The Dalkon Shield ... made in America, sold in Britain and blamed by thousands of women worldwide for distress, disease and even death. The company has always denied liability - but the burden of litigation has forced L. H. Robins (US) to face all creditors in one court. Now the manufacturers have been ordered to launch an unprecedented campaign to contact millions of potential claimants. Since Out of Court's first report last summer, hundreds of British women have come forward, some still wearing the device. Can they claim? David Jessel , Sue Cook and reporter
Ed Boyle unravel the latest developments as time ticks away to the April deadline. Studio director PIETER MORPURGO Producer JEREMY EVANS
Series producer HUGH PURCELL