Can I sue the place where i donated blood for a car crash that occurred after I donated at one of its facilities?
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Can I sue the place where i donated blood for a car crash that occurred after I donated at one of its facilities?
After donating plasma, I passed out behind the wheel and rolled my girlfriend’s car.
Asked on March 29, 2018 under Accident Law, Colorado
Answers:
SJZ, Member, New York Bar / FreeAdvice Contributing Attorney
Answered 6 years ago | Contributor
You could potentially sue them IF you can show they did something wrong: for example, they took more than the usual or safe amount of blood and that's why you passed out. But if they did everything right--they took the customary amount, which typically does NOT cause someone to pass out--then they are not liable if you passed out because you are unusually susceptible, or were sick or particulary tired when you donated, or had taken something (alcohol; some medicine) that interacted badly with giving blood, etc. They are only liable if you can show that they did something wrong and that thing caused you to pass out.
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