VIRGIL T. HOWELL, ET AL, Appellants,
v.
SPOKANE & INLAND EMPIRE BLOOD BANK, ET AL, Respondents.
The Supreme Court of Washington, En Banc.https://leagle.com/images/logo.png
October 31, 1991.
October 31, 1991.
Attorney(s) appearing for the Case
John P. Lynch, for appellants Howell.
Randall & Danskin, P.S., by Michael J. Myers and Keith D. Brown, for respondent Spokane & Inland Empire Blood Bank.
Paine, Hamblen, Coffin, Brooke & Miller, by John C. Riseborough, for respondents John and Jane Doe X.
Bryan P. Harnetiaux and Robert H. Whaley on behalf of Washington State Trial Lawyers Association, amicus curiae for appellants.
Heather Houston and Sam Pailca on behalf of Washington Defense Trial Lawyers Association; Kenneth A. Letzler, Karen S. Wagner, Karen Shoos Lipton, Steven Labensky, and David M. Jacobi on behalf of the American National Red Cross, American Association of Blood Banks, and Council of Community Blood Banks; Robert J. Rohan on behalf of The Northwest AIDS Foundation; Stephen K. Causseaux, Jr., on behalf of Tacoma-Pierce County Health Department; Andrew K. Dolan on behalf of the Washington State Medical Association, amici curiae for the blood banks.
The Supreme Court of Washington, En Banc.
DORE, C.J.
Blood recipient Virgil Howell (Howell)1 appeals the trial court's summary judgment order dismissing his claims against a donor (John Doe X) of allegedly HIV-positive blood transfused into him. Howell also appeals a discovery order providing that the donor's identifying information be kept confidential until greater need could be demonstrated and one providing that Howell be allowed to take only an anonymous, videotaped deposition...
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