Legal Opinion
Spencer v. Baxter International, Inc.
District Court, D. Massachusetts
Decided September 28, 2001No. 1:97-cv-12480PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM AND ORDER ON DEFENDANTS’ JOINT MOTION FOR SUMMARY JUDGMENT
LINDSAY, District Judge.
This is a wrongful death action, predicated upon theories of negligence and breach of warranty, filed by the parents of Sharyn Spencer (“Sharyn”), who are the co-administrators of her estate. Sharyn was born with hemophilia, and the plaintiffs claim that she became infected with HIV from contaminated blood products and subsequently died of AIDS-related illnesses. The defendants are Baxter International, Inc., Baxter Healthcare Corporation (collectively, “Baxter”), and Alpha Therapeutic Corporation…
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