Legal Opinion
Ray v. American National Red Cross
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Decided November 21, 1996No. 93-CV-759PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
RUIZ, Associate Judge:
Roland Ray contracted the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), the virus that causes acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS), through a blood transfusion. The blood was collected in July 1984 by the American National Red Cross. Roland Ray and Janet Ray, who are married, commenced this action to recover damages, alleging that the Red Cross was negligent in failing to take adequate measures to ensure that persons at risk of HIV infection were prevented from donating blood, and that donated blood likely to contain HIV was not used for human transfusion. The jury returned…
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