Legal Opinion

Doe v. Spokane & Inland Empire Blood Bank

Court of Appeals of Washington

Decided October 11, 1989No. 22497-2-I; 22805-6-IPublishedCited by 32 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

[As amended by order of the Court of Appeals October 11, 1989.]

Coleman, C.J.

Spokane and Inland Empire Blood Bank (Spokane) and Whatcom Pathology Laboratory and Blood Bank (Whatcom) appeal from trial court orders denying them attorney's fees and costs. We vacate the trial court order and remand for further proceedings.

On July 30, 1986, John Doe filed a class action complaint for personal injuries naming, among others, Spokane and Whatcom as defendants. Doe is a hemophiliac who contracted the acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS) as a result of using blood products contaminated with the…

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