Legal Opinion
Doe v. United States
District Court, D. Rhode Island
Decided May 9, 1990No. Civ. A. 86-0179-TPublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
DECISION AND ORDER
TORRES, District Judge.
This is a negligence action brought pursuant to the Federal Tort Claims Act, Title 28 U.S.C. § 2671 et seq. The principal plaintiff is a 12 year old boy who has contracted Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS) through a series of blood transfusions following a tonsillectomy. His mother is also a named plaintiff both in her capacity as parent and next friend and as the person responsible for her son’s medical expenses. The issues presented are whether the defendant’s negligence was a proximate cause of the plaintiff’s disease, and if so, how…
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