DOE v. UNIV. HOSP. OF NY UNIV


148 Misc.2d 756 (1990)

John Doe et al., Plaintiffs, v. University Hospital of the New York University Medical Center et al., Defendants.

Supreme Court, New York County.

July 31, 1990


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Bower & Gardner for defendants. Rheingold & McGowan for plaintiffs.


EVE PREMINGER, J.

This is 1 of 2 motions decided by the court today involving plaintiffs who contracted AIDS as a result of blood transfusions given prior to the development in 1985 of a screening test for the AIDS virus. For the reasons stated below the court rejects defendants' argument that as a matter of law they should be relieved of any liability for the pre-1985 transfusion of contaminated blood.

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