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MARCELLA v. BRANDYWINE HOSP.

Civ. A. No. 92-4207.

838 F.Supp. 1004 (1993)

Carol MARCELLA and Timothy Marcella, H/W and Timothy Marcella, as Natural Guardian for Damon Marcella and Timothy Marcella as Natural Guardian for Eric Marcella v. BRANDYWINE HOSPITAL and C.T. McChesney, M.D. and J.R. Monasterio, M.D. and Dr. Jose Cabria and Dr. John Caggiano and American Red Cross and Penn-Jersey American Red Cross Regional Blood Services and William C. Sherwood, M.D.

United States District Court, E.D. Pennsylvania.

November 29, 1993.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Charles A. Klein, Richard P. Hackman, George W. Howard, III, Susan L. White, Robert J. O'Shea, Jr., George W. Howard, III, P.C., Philadelphia, PA, for plaintiffs.

Daniel J. Sherry, Marshall, Dennehy, Warner, Coleman & Goggin, Media, PA, for Brandywine Hosp.

Karl L. Stefan, O'Brien & Ryan, Plymouth Meeting, PA, for C.T. McChesney, M.D., J.R. Monasterio, M.D.

Andrew L. Braunfeld, Masterson, Braunfeld, Himsworth & Maguire, Norristown, PA, for Dr. John Caggiano.

John A. Guernsey, Howard M. Klein, Patricia M. Hamill, Louis S. Cali, Conrad, O'Brien, Gellman & Rohn, P.C., Philadelphia, PA, for American Red Cross.

Howard M. Klein and Louis S. Cali, Conrad, O'Brien, Gellman & Rohn, P.C., Philadelphia, PA, for Penn-Jersey American Red Cross Regional Blood Service, William C. Sherwood, M.D.

John A. Saling, West Chester, PA, for Chester County Council On Addictive Diseases.

ADJUDICATION

FULLAM, Senior District Judge.

Plaintiff Carol Marcella has become infected with HIV ("the AIDS virus") as a result of a blood transfusion, and has brought this action to recover damages. Her claims against the suppliers of the contaminated blood, the American Red Cross and its Penn-Jersey American Red Cross Regional Blood Services (for convenience, jointly referred to herein as "Red Cross") were severed and have been tried non-jury....

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