title: Court strikes out latest action in contaminated blood litigation.
abstract: On 24 June 2003, the Federal Court of Canada--Trial Division struck out an action by three hemophiliacs infected with HIV through contaminated blood products. The case arose out of the destruction of records by members of Canadian Blood Committee (CBC) in 1989. The defendants were the government of Canada and three government of Canada employees who worked at the CBC in 1989 and were alleged to have been involved in the destruction of records.
authors.forename: Collin
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Smith
authors.forename: Grant
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Holly
mesh_terms: D017848:Blood-Borne Pathogens; D002170:Canada; D015658:HIV Infections / Q000150:complications / Q000635:transmission*; D006467:Hemophilia A / Q000150:complications*; D006801:Humans; D065227:Transfusion Reaction