Legal Opinion
Wilson v. American Red Cross
Supreme Court of Alabama
Decided April 17, 1992No. 1901876PublishedCited by 21 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Gerald Wilson underwent cardiopulmonary bypass surgery in February 1986 at the University of Alabama Hospital in Birmingham. During the surgery and recovery period, Wilson received several units of blood that had been supplied by the American Red Cross (hereinafter "Red Cross"). After his surgery, Wilson tested positive for hepatitis B. Wilson, claiming that he had contracted hepatitis B from the blood he had received, sued the Red Cross, alleging breach of contract, breach of warranty, and negligence or wantonness in testing, screening, and packaging or in failing to test, screen, and…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- Hines v. St. Joseph's HospitalNew Mexico Court of Appeals · 1974
- Kozup v. Georgetown UniversityDistrict Court, District of Columbia · 1987
- Stephen Kozup v. Georgetown University, D/B/A Georgetown University Medical CenterCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1988
- Coastal States Gas Transmission v. PSCSupreme Court of Alabama · 1988
- Samson v. Greenville Hospital SystemSupreme Court of South Carolina · 1988
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3Cited by21 opinions
- Advincula v. United Blood ServicesIllinois Supreme Court · 1996
- Doe v. American National Red CrossWisconsin Supreme Court · 1993
- Cackowski v. Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.Supreme Court of Alabama · 2000
- Barton v. American Red CrossDistrict Court, M.D. Alabama · 1993
- John Doe and Jane Doe v. American National Red Cross, a CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1992
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