A suit by a woman injured when she passed out following a plasma donation at a clinical laboratory is not a medical malpractice claim under Michigan law, and thus does not require an attesting expert affidavit, a federal court ruled Jan. 31 (Green v. BioLife Plasma Services, W.D. Mich., 2:10-cv-00328-TPG, 1/31/12).
The U.S. District Court for the Western District of Michigan ruled Joan Green could pursue her claim against BioLife Plasma Services LP, alleging lab employees were negligent in failing to follow a company policy that required donors to remain for at least 30 minutes after plasma ...
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