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California Code Of Civil Procedure Section 340.7

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(a) Notwithstanding Section 335.1, a civil action brought
by, or on behalf of, a Dalkon Shield victim against the Dalkon Shield
Claimants' Trust, shall be brought in accordance with the procedures
established by A.H. Robins Company, Inc. Plan of Reorganization, and
shall be brought within 15 years of the date on which the victim's
injury occurred, except that the statute shall be tolled from August
21, 1985, the date on which the A.H. Robins Company filed for Chapter
11 Reorganization in Richmond, Virginia.
   (b) This section applies regardless of when the action or claim
shall have accrued or been filed and regardless of whether it might
have lapsed or otherwise be barred by time under California law.
However, this section shall only apply to victims who, prior to
January 1, 1990, filed a civil action, a timely claim, or a claim
that is declared to be timely under the sixth Amended and Restated
Disclosure Statement filed pursuant to Section 1125 of the Federal
Bankruptcy Code in re: A.H. Robins Company, Inc., dated March 28,
1988, U.S. Bankruptcy Court, Eastern District of Virginia (case
number 85-01307-R).

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