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The Bloody Truth: Examining America's Blood Industry And Its Tort Liability Through The Arkansas Prison Plasma Scandal, Sophia Chase
The Bloody Truth: Examining America's Blood Industry And Its Tort Liability Through The Arkansas Prison Plasma Scandal, Sophia Chase
William & Mary Business Law Review
Most of the time, blood transfusions are safe. Over the years, however, tragedies connected to tainted blood and blood products have ripped through communities on an international scale. Blood contaminated with hepatitis C, HIV, and hepatitis B has sickened and killed recipients, causing financial, political, and legal repercussions for those found responsible.
This Note seeks to explore one such tragedy: the Arkansas Prison Plasma Scandal. Occurring between 1982 and 1994 at the Cummins Prison in Grady, Arkansas, the scandal stemmed from the operation of a blood product center in which prisoners “bled” in exchange for $7 to $10 per donation. …