Legal Opinion
Roberts v. SUBURBAN HOSPITAL ASS'N, INC.
Court of Special Appeals of Maryland
Decided November 9, 1987No. 201, September Term, 1987PublishedCited by 35 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WILNER, Judge.
In a complaint filed in the Circuit Court for Montgomery County, appellant contended that (1) he is a hemophiliac who, whenever injured or undergoing surgery, requires a transfusion of blood containing a procoagulant known as Factor VIII, (2) he has received all of his transfusions at Suburban Hospital, (3) in or about February, 1985, he was diagnosed as having acquired AIDS through the sale and transfusion of contaminated blood by Suburban Hospital, and (4) as a result, he has suffered and will continue to suffer injury and loss. He sued the hospital on three theories: strict…
2Cases cited38 opinions
- Perlmutter v. Beth David HospitalNew York Court of Appeals · 1954
- Phipps v. General Motors Corp.Court of Appeals of Maryland · 1976
- Hoffman v. Misericordia HospitalSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1970
- Cunningham v. MacNeal Memorial HospitalIllinois Supreme Court · 1970
- Oxtoby v. McGowanCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1982
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3Cited by35 opinions
- Howell v. Spokane & Inland Empire Blood BankWashington Supreme Court · 1990
- Miles Laboratories, Inc. v. DoeCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1989
- DiLeo v. NugentCourt of Special Appeals of Maryland · 1991
- Samson v. Greenville Hospital SystemSupreme Court of South Carolina · 1988
- Snyder v. MekhjianNew Jersey Superior Court Appellate Division · 1990
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