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RAY v. AMERICAN NAT. RED CROSS

No. 93-CV-759.

696 A.2d 399 (1997)

Roland RAY and Janet Ray, Appellants, v. AMERICAN NATIONAL RED CROSS, Appellee.

District of Columbia Court of Appeals.

Decided November 21, 1996.

Filed May 16, 1997.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Christopher V. Tisi, with whom Michael H. Feldman, Peter J. Vangsnes, and Sidney Schupak, Washington, DC, were on the brief, for appellants.

Fern P. O'Brian, with whom Peter K. Bleakley and Terri J. Lavi, Washington, DC, were on the brief, for appellee.

Before STEADMAN and RUIZ, Associate Judges, and MACK, Senior Judge.

RUIZ, Associate Judge.

Roland Ray contracted the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), the virus that causes acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS), through a blood transfusion. The blood was collected in July 1984 by the American National Red Cross. Roland Ray and Janet Ray, who are married, commenced this action recover damages, alleging that the Red Cross was negligent in failing to take adequate measures to ensure that persons at risk of HIV infection were prevented...

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