Legal Opinion
Diabo v. Baystate Medical Center
District Court, D. Massachusetts
Decided March 17, 1993No. Civ. A. No. 91-10648-FPublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM REGARDING PLAINTIFF'S MOTION TO ANONYMOUSLY DEPOSE OR SUBMIT WRITTEN QUESTIONS TO DONOR AND PLAINTIFF’S MOTION TO COMPEL ANSWERS TO SECOND SET OF INTERROGATORIES TO AMERICAN RED CROSS
(Docket Nos. 43 & 44)
PONSOR, United States Magistrate Judge.
I. INTRODUCTION.
To what extent, if any, may the plaintiff administratrix, bringing an action on behalf of a decedent who received a blood transfusion tainted by the HIV virus, obtain discovery from and about the donor of the blood? In Watson v. Lowcountry Red Cross, 974 F.2d 482 (4th Cir.1992), the Court of Appeals affirmed a district court…
2Cases cited10 opinions
- Whalen v. RoeSupreme Court of the United States · 1977
- American National Red Cross v. S. G.Supreme Court of the United States · 1992
- Cynthia E. Watson v. Lowcountry Red Cross, and Medical University of South CarolinaCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1992
- Stenger v. Lehigh Valley Hospital CenterSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1992
- Snyder v. MekhjianSupreme Court of New Jersey · 1991
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