Randy J. Jones, Elizabeth M. Jones v. Miles Laboratories, Inc., Individually and D/B/A Cutter Laboratories

POINTER, Chief District Judge:

The issue for decision is whether the district court erred in granting defendant’s motion for judgment notwithstanding the verdict, on a claim of negligence relating to the manufacture of a blood product. We find no error, and so affirm the district court’s order.

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The following facts are not disputed. Appellant Elizabeth M. Jones is the widow and executrix of the estate of Randy J. Jones, who died on March 12, 1989, while this case was on appeal. Randy Jones was a hemophiliac who suffered from acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS). Ap-pellee Miles…