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COLEMAN v. AMERICAN RED CROSS

No. 91-2085.

979 F.2d 1135 (1992)

Cheryl COLEMAN; Gerry Coleman, Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. AMERICAN RED CROSS; American Red Cross Blood Services-Southeastern Michigan Region, Defendants-Appellees, Paul Lentz, M.D.; Thomas J. Schnitzer, M.D., Defendants.

United States Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit.

Decided August 26, 1992.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Patrick J. Burkett (argued and briefed), Sommers, Schwartz, Silver & Schwartz, Southfield, Mich., Jonas Sniokaitis, Fried & Sniokaitis, Detroit, Mich., for plaintiffs-appellants.

Daniel G. Wyllie (argued), Kathleen McCree Lewis, Darleen Darnall (briefed), Dykema & Gossett, Detroit, Mich., Brendan Collins, David Wollin, Bruce M. Chadwick, Arnold & Porter, Washington, D.C., for defendants-appellees.

Before: GUY and RYAN, Circuit Judges; and CONTIE, Senior Circuit Judge.

PER CURIAM.

The plaintiffs, one of whom was infected with the HIV virus during a blood transfusion, brought this action against the American Red Cross, alleging that the Red Cross negligently accepted blood from an infected donor. After the plaintiffs' counsel violated a protective order by investigating and learning the identity of the blood donor, the district court enjoined the plaintiffs from using the identity to bring a separate action against the donor. We...

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