Legal Opinion

John & Mary Doe v. Baxter Healthcare

Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit

Decided August 24, 2004No. 03-2651PublishedCited by 1 opinion

1Opinion of the Court

MAGILL, Circuit Judge.

Plaintiff-Appellants, John and Mary Doe (collectively, “the Does”), sued the Defendant-Appellees, Armour Pharmaceutical Company (“Armour”), Alpha Therapeutic Corporation (“Alpha”), Baxter Healthcare Corporation (“Baxter”), and Bayer Corporation, f/k/a Cutter Biological (“Cutter”), in two separate actions in Iowa state court. They claimed that one of the defendants had negligently caused their son, John Doe, Jr. (“Doe Jr.”) to become infected with Human Immunodeficiency Virus (“HIV”) by allowing a product they knew carried a risk of infection to remain on the market. Doe…

2Cases cited17 opinions

Anderson v. Liberty Lobby, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1986
Summers v. TiceCalifornia Supreme Court · 1948
Sindell v. Abbott LaboratoriesCalifornia Supreme Court · 1980
Abel v. Eli Lilly & Co.Michigan Supreme Court · 1984
Burnside v. Abbott LaboratoriesSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1985

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3Cited by1 opinion

John Doe Mary Doe, as Parents and John & Mary Doe as Guardians on Behalf of John Doe, Jr. v. Baxter Healthcare Corporation Alpha Therapeutic Corporation Bayer Corporation, Cutter Biological, a Division of Miles, Inc. Armour Pharmaceutical Company, John Doe Mary Doe, as Parents and Guardians on Behalf of John Doe, Jr. John Doe, Jr. v. Cutter Biological, a Division of Miles, Inc. Armour Pharmaceutical Company Des Moines Plasma Center, Inc. Siouxland Plasma Center, Now Known as Gagnard and Marceaux, Sioux City, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 2004