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Litigation

Jul. 1, 2003

Hemophiliacs Sue U.S. Blood Companies

Four U.S. companies exposed thousands of hemophiliacs to HIV and hepatitis C in the 1980s by selling them blood-clotting medicine made from high-risk donors, even after the transmission risk was known, a lawsuit alleges.

By Joan Osterwalder
        Four U.S. companies exposed thousands of hemophiliacs to HIV and hepatitis C in the 1980s by selling them blood-clotting medicine made from high-risk donors, even after the transmission risk was known, a lawsuit alleges.
        The class action, filed in San Francisco federal court June 2, claims the drug firms focused ...

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