Doe v. American Red Cross

Plaintiff Jane Doe brought this action as the personal representative of the estate of John Doe, her deceased husband, and individually, claiming damages for defendants’ allegedly negligent transmission of Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) to John Doe during surgery. Defendants are the American Red Cross (the Red Cross) and Dr. Frans Peetoom, who formerly was the Medical Director for the American Red Cross, Pacific Northwest Region Blood Services.

The circuit court granted defendants’ motion for summary judgment on the ground that plaintiff’s action was time-barred as a matter of law and…