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Civil Procedure Keyed to Glannon
Sacramona v. Bridgestone/Firestone, Inc.
Citation:
152 F.R.D. 428 (D. Mass. 1993)Only StudyBuddy Pro offers the complete Case Brief Anatomy*
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Plaintiff allegedly sustained permanent and serious injuries due to an explosion that occurred when he was mounting a tire on a rim. During discovery, Defendants learned that Plaintiff was a former abuser of injectable drugs; Plaintiff also admitted to being bisexual and engaging in unprotected homosexual activity. Plaintiff had never submitted to a blood test to determine his HIV status. Defendants sought to compel an HIV blood test, asserting the information that would be obtained was essential to their ability to defend against alleged future damages. Defendants contended that Plaintiff’s HIV status was relevant to his life expectancy and to determining future damages, and that Plaintiff put this matter in issue, so it was not burdensome or prejudicial to request the blood test. Plaintiff argued that the blood test was an invasion of his privacy rights. Defendants filed a motion to compel Plaintiff to submit to a blood test.
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