Legal Opinion
Coleman v. American Red Cross
Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
Decided August 26, 1992No. 91-2085PublishedCited by 17 opinions
1Per curiam
The plaintiffs, one of whom was infected with the HIV virus during a blood transfusion, brought this action against the Ameri-can Red Cross, alleging that the Red Cross negligently accepted blood from an infected donor. After the plaintiffs’ counsel violated a protective order by investigating and learning the identity of the blood donor, the district court enjoined the plaintiffs from using the identity to bring a separate action against the donor. We reverse the injunction.
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Cheryl Coleman received a blood transfusion at the University of Michigan Hospital on August 15, 1984. The blood Mrs.…
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