Legal Opinion
Johnson v. Hospital of Medical College of Pa.
District Court, E.D. Pennsylvania
Decided June 30, 1993No. Civ. A. 93-0388PublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM AND ORDER
SHAPIRO, District Judge.
Plaintiffs Ellen and Henry Johnson allege that Mrs. Johnson was negligently infected with the AIDS virus by a blood transfusion during surgery in 1983. The Johnsons initiated this action in the Court of Common Pleas, Philadelphia County. When the John-sons amended their complaint to include the American Red Cross (“Red Cross”) as a defendant, the Red Cross removed the case to this court under 28 U.S.C. §§ 1441, 1446. 1
Plaintiffs and all the defendants except for the Red Cross have demanded a jury trial. Defendant Red Cross filed a motion to strike…
2Cases cited10 opinions
- Lehman v. NakshianSupreme Court of the United States · 1981
- Department of Employment v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1966
- American National Red Cross v. S. G.Supreme Court of the United States · 1992
- Irwin Memorial Blood Bank of the San Francisco Medical Society v. American National Red CrossCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1981
- United States v. City of SpokaneCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1990
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3Cited by11 opinions
- Nyman v. Chairman, Federal Deposit InsuranceDistrict Court, District of Columbia · 1997
- Doe v. American National Red CrossDistrict Court, W.D. Wisconsin · 1994
- Marcella v. Brandywine HospitalCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1995
- Berman v. American National Red CrossDistrict Court, N.D. Indiana · 1993
- Doe v. American National Red CrossDistrict Court, S.D. West Virginia · 1994
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