ANONYMOUS BLOOD RECIPIENT v. W. BEAUMONT HOSP.

Civ. A. No. 89-70657.

721 F.Supp. 139 (1989)

ANONYMOUS BLOOD RECIPIENT and Her Husband, Plaintiffs, v. WILLIAM BEAUMONT HOSPITAL, a Michigan Corporation, and Southeastern Michigan Chapter, American Red Cross, a National Corporation, Defendants.

United States District Court, E.D. Michigan, S.D.

September 22, 1989.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Gary C. Berger, Milan, Miller, Berger, Brody & Miller, Detroit, Mich., for plaintiffs.

John E.S. Scott, Dickinson, Wright, Moon, Van Dusen & Freeman, Detroit, Mich., for William Beaumont Hosp.

Daniel G. Wylie and Gregory J. Rohl, Dykema, Gossett, Spencer, Goodnow & Trigg, Detroit, Mich., for American Red Cross.


MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER

FEIKENS, District Judge.

Plaintiff filed this case in Oakland County Circuit Court, alleging that defendants negligently gave her blood tainted with the HIV virus. This virus is believed to cause acquired immuno-deficiency syndrome. Plaintiff underwent surgery at William Beaumont Hospital, and received a blood transfusion. She is now infected with the HIV virus, and claims that this transfusion caused her infection.

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