Legal Opinion
Weigand v. University Hospital of New York University Medical Center
New York Supreme Court
Decided April 1, 1997PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
Karla Moskowitz, J.
I. BACKGROUND
This action involves a death from Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS), allegedly caused by a transfusion of blood contaminated with the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV). The transfusion took place during triple coronary artery bypass surgery at University Hospital of New York University *718Medical Center (University Hospital) in February 1983. In addition to suing University Hospital, University Hospital Blood Bank (Blood Bank) and decedent’s physician, plaintiff has also sued the blood-banking industry’s national trade association,…
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