Legal Opinion
Hyland Therapeutics v. Superior Court of Santa Clara County
California Court of Appeal
Decided December 10, 1985No. Docket Nos. H001204, H000728PublishedCited by 22 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
THE COURT. *
—A hemophiliac contracted acquired immune deficiency syndrome after being treated with clotting products manufactured from human blood by Miles Laboratories, Inc. (of which Cutter Laboratories is a division) (hereafter Miles) and Hyland Therapeutics (a division of Travenol Laboratories, Inc.) (hereafter Hyland). He subsequently died. His heirs brought a wrongful death action against Miles and Hyland on negligence and strict product liability theories; his widow has joined in her own behalf, alleging that before he died the decedent communicated AIDS viruses or antibodies to…
2Cases cited14 opinions
- Palma v. U.S. Industrial Fasteners, Inc.California Supreme Court · 1984
- Vandermark v. Ford Motor Co.California Supreme Court · 1964
- Babb v. Superior CourtCalifornia Supreme Court · 1971
- Sail'er Inn, Inc. v. KirbyCalifornia Supreme Court · 1971
- Tiernan v. Trustees of California State University and CollegesCalifornia Supreme Court · 1982
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3Cited by22 opinions
- Zichichi v. Middlesex Memorial HospitalSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1987
- Stella Mae McKee Individually and as Administratrix of the Estate of David Allen McKee v. Cutter Laboratories, Inc. And Miles Laboratories, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1989
- Miles Laboratories, Inc. v. DoeCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1989
- Greyhound Lines, Inc. v. County of Santa ClaraCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1986
- Samson v. Greenville Hospital SystemSupreme Court of South Carolina · 1988
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