Osborn v. Irwin Memorial Blood Bank

Decided 1992-04-08

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Opinion PERLEY, J. The trial in this case has been reported as the first in the nation where a blood bank was found liable in connection with transmission of the acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS) virus by a blood transfusion. In February of 1983, at the age of three weeks, Michael…

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