Legal Opinion
Reed v. St. Charles General Hospital
Louisiana Court of Appeal
Decided May 6, 2009No. 2008-CA-0430, 2008-CA-0431, 2008-C-0570 to 2008-C-0573PublishedCited by 17 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
PAUL A. BONIN, Judge.
hMr. Joe Reed entered St. Charles General in 1985 and received a transfusion of blood contaminated with the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV). The virus did not manifest itself for several years during which time Mr. Reed, unknowingly but tragically, communicated the virus to his wife, Dorothy Reed.
On November 12, 1988 Mr. Reed died of AIDS, acquired immune deficiency syndrome. His wife’s death from AIDS followed on May 1,1995.
Mr. and Mrs. Reed instituted these legal proceedings for compensation against the hospital and others. After their deaths, their children…
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