The End of A.H. Robbins

A.H. Robbins filed for bankruptcy in 1985 to avoid compensating any future plaintiffs. Thousands of women would never get their day in court. The Dalcon-Shilt scandal ruined Dr. Hugh Davis's life, but he stood by his design until the day he died from pancreatic cancer in 1996. After hearing Tuttle's whistleblowing testimony that he was instructed by Robbins executives to destroy incriminating internal documents, most women involved in the lawsuit took home less than $1,000.