Legal Opinion
Doe v. American Red Cross Blood Services, S.C. Region
District Court, D. South Carolina
Decided June 1, 1989No. Civ. A. Nos. 3:87-59-15, 3:87-60-15PublishedCited by 25 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ORDER
HAMILTON, District Judge.
In these companion cases the plaintiffs, Jane Doe and her husband John Doe, con*647tend that Jane Doe contracted the human immunodeficiency virus (“HIV”), which causes the deadly acquired immune deficiency syndrome (“AIDS”), from a unit of blood collected and processed by the defendant, American Red Cross Blood Services, S.C. Region (“Red Cross”). The matter is presently before the court on plaintiffs’ motion to compel Red Cross to identify the HIV positive donor whose blood was transfused into Jane Doe during an operation on January 9, 1985. Rule 37(a) Fed.R.Civ.…
2Cases cited20 opinions
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- Craig v. BorenSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
- Seattle Times Co. v. RhinehartSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
- Whalen v. RoeSupreme Court of the United States · 1977
- Nixon v. Administrator of General ServicesSupreme Court of the United States · 1977
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3Cited by25 opinions
- Cynthia E. Watson v. Lowcountry Red Cross, and Medical University of South CarolinaCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1992
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- Snyder v. MekhjianNew Jersey Superior Court Appellate Division · 1990
- Coleman v. American Red CrossDistrict Court, E.D. Michigan · 1990
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