Legal Opinion
Anonymous Blood Recipient v. William Beaumont Hospital
District Court, E.D. Michigan
Decided September 22, 1989No. Civ. A. 89-70657PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER
FEIKENS, District Judge.
Plaintiff filed this case in Oakland County Circuit Court, alleging that defendants negligently gave her blood tainted with the HIV virus. This virus is believed to cause acquired immuno-deficiency syndrome. Plaintiff underwent surgery at William Beaumont Hospital, and received a blood transfusion. She is now infected with the HIV virus, and claims that this transfusion caused her infection.
Defendant American Red Cross (“Red Cross”) removed the suit from Oakland County Circuit Court, claiming that 36 U.S.C. § 2 (“Section 2” or “the charter”)…
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