Padgett v. Civitan Regional Blood Center, Inc.

Appellant, Marian L. Padgett, as personal representative of Kelly Jean Ellison, her minor deceased daughter, brought a wrongful death action against appellee Civ-itan Regional Blood Center, Inc., alleging that appellee negligently supplied blood tainted with the AIDS virus to Shands Teaching Hospital which in turn transfused the child with the tainted blood approximately one month after birth, resulting in Kelley Jean’s death on November 15, 1989. The circuit court granted appellee’s motion to dismiss the suit, finding the claim barred by the medical malpractice statute of limitations,…