United States Eighth Circuit

Plaintiffs' suit, alleging that defendants negligently infected their son with HIV, is dismissed where plaintiffs could not prove who caused the infection or, in the alternative, that defendants were the only ones who could have caused the infection.

Appellate Information

• Decided 08/24/2004
• Published 08/24/2004

Judges

• MAGILL, Circuit Judge., Before MORRIS SHEPPARD ARNOLD, MAGILL, and MURPHY, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Eighth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Steven P. Wandro, argued, Des Moines, IA (Kimberly K. Baer, E. Ralph Walker, David J. Darrell, Glenn L. Norris, Des Moines, IA, Donald C. Arbitblit and Frabrice N. Vincent, San Francisco, CA, on the brief), for appellant.


• For Appellees:
  
• Richard J. Sapp, argued, Des Moines, IA, and Joseph K. Hetrick, Philadelphia, PA (Sara J. Gourley and Steven J. Ellison, Chicago, IL, David H. Luginbill, Des Moines, Frank J. O'Hara and Erin C. Fisher, Philadelphia, PA, on the brief), for appellee.