Red Cross and federal government held liable for hemophiliacs' HIV infection.
After eight years of litigation, on 21 June 2000 three hemophiliacs infected with HIV finally won a judgment against the Canadian Red Cross Society and the federal government. An Ontario trial court ruled the Red Cross and the government were negligent for having delayed the implementation of heat treatment for blood products, which resulted in the plaintiffs' infections. Since starting their lawsuits in 1992, two of the three plaintiffs died of AIDS before the trial judgment. But the damage awards were criticized by the plaintiffs' lawyer.
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D002170:Canada; D018562:Disease Transmission, Infectious / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D006076:Government; D015658:HIV Infections / Q000150:complications* / Q000635:transmission; D006467:Hemophilia A / Q000150:complications*; D006801:Humans; D016365:Liability, Legal; D012011:Red Cross; D065227:Transfusion Reaction