Friday, December 5, 2008

Florida Supreme Court Justices Hear Lawsuit in Blood Bank Death

A lawyer for the parents of a 7-year-old boy who died after contracting West Nile virus from a transfusion of tainted blood asked the Florida Supreme Court on Thursday to restore an $8 million jury verdict against a blood bank.

The case, though, has wider implications. The justices have been asked to decide whether all blood banks are covered by Florida's medical malpractice statutes, which include special procedures and limits on damages and attorney fees, rather than general negligence laws.

1 comment:

Anonymous said...

the Florida Supreme Court never answer the question of great importance knowing that the Plaintiffs had proven the greater weight of evidence and backed out
and didnt want to rule for ethier,
they were cowards in the laws and cant rule anything. they dont know the laws and if they do they dont follow them and was siding on the defendents but they got caught by their own words so they bowed out and swept it under the rug.