Jane Doe John Doe v. Miles Laboratories, Inc., Cutter Laboratories Division

EDWARD S. SMITH, Senior Circuit Judge:

INTRODUCTION

Appellants, Jane and John Doe, filed a product liability action against Miles Laboratories, Inc. for manufacturing a blood product which allegedly transmitted the AIDS virus to Jane Doe. Appellants assert that appellee is subject to strict liability in tort and negligence liability. The district court, after certifying the strict liability in tort issue to the Maryland Court of Appeals, granted summary judgment on both counts to the defendant. On appeal, we affirm the conclusion of the district court.

FACTS

In September of 1983, Jane Doe (“Mrs.…