Legal Opinion
Barton v. American Red Cross
District Court, M.D. Alabama
Decided February 25, 1993No. Civ. A. 91-T-1001-SPublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ORDER
MYRON H. THOMPSON,. Chief Judge.
Plaintiffs R.A. Barton and her husband and two sons charge defendants American Red Cross, Eoline McGowan, M.D., Southeast Alabama Medical Center, and John P. Moore, Jr., M.D., with negligent and wanton failure to screen properly for HIV-infected blood that was given to Mrs. Barton in a transfusion. The Bartons seek relief under the Alabama Medical Liability Act (AMLA), Ala.Code 1975 § 6-5-542, and assert claims for ' compensatory and punitive damages. The Bartons filed their suit in the Circuit Court of Houston County, Alabama. The state court granted a…
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