Legal Opinion
Mason v. Regional Medical Center
District Court, W.D. Kentucky
Decided July 25, 1988No. Civ. A. No. 87-0123-O(CS)PublishedCited by 15 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION
SIMPSON, District Judge.
Several discovery motions in this matter raise the single issue of the extent to which discovery may be taken from an as-yet unidentified blood donor whose blood donation has tested positive for the presence of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS) virus subsequent to its infusion into another person.
*301There is no dispute as to the essential facts. Belinda Mason (hereinafter “Mason”) came to the Regional Medical Center of Hopkins County (hereinafter “Medical Center”) on January 17, 1987, in order to have a child by Caesarean section. Complications…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Olmstead v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1928
- Whalen v. RoeSupreme Court of the United States · 1977
- Nixon v. Administrator of General ServicesSupreme Court of the United States · 1977
- J. P., M. R., Cross-Appellees v. Andrew J. Desanti, Cross-AppellantsCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1981
- Rasmussen v. South Florida Blood ServiceSupreme Court of Florida · 1987
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3Cited by15 opinions
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- Doe v. American Red Cross Blood Services, S.C. RegionDistrict Court, D. South Carolina · 1989
- Snyder v. MekhjianNew Jersey Superior Court Appellate Division · 1990
- Coleman v. American Red CrossCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1992
- Marcella v. Brandywine HospitalCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1995
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