Legal Opinion
Barton v. American Red Cross
District Court, M.D. Alabama
Decided July 7, 1993No. Civ. A. 91-T-1001-SPublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ORDER
MYRON H. THOMPSON, Chief Judge.
Plaintiffs R.A. Barton and her husband and two sons charge that defendants American Red Cross and Eoline McGowan, M.D., violated the Alabama Medical Liability Act (AMLA), Ala.Code 1975 §§ 6-5^80 to -488, 6-5-540 to -552, by negligently and wantonly failing to screen properly for HIV-infected blood that was given to Mrs. Barton in a transfusion. The Bartons also bring two other state law claims, for fraudulent concealment and the tort of outrageous conduct. 1 This cause is now before the court on the Red Cross’s motion to strike the Bartons’ jury demand. For…
2Cases cited16 opinions
- United States v. TestanSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
- Lehman v. NakshianSupreme Court of the United States · 1981
- Federal Housing Administration, Region No. 4 v. BurrSupreme Court of the United States · 1940
- Loeffler v. FrankSupreme Court of the United States · 1988
- Department of Employment v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1966
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3Cited by11 opinions
- Barton v. American Red CrossDistrict Court, M.D. Alabama · 1993
- Doe v. American National Red CrossDistrict Court, W.D. Wisconsin · 1994
- Marcella v. Brandywine HospitalCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1995
- Berman v. American National Red CrossDistrict Court, N.D. Indiana · 1993
- Doe v. American National Red CrossDistrict Court, S.D. West Virginia · 1994
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