Hundreds of Infected Blood Victims Suing Government Over ‘Misfeasance’

Published on May 26, 2024

Victims of the infected blood scandal have restarted legal action against the government, with their lawyer claiming there was a “misfeasance in public office.” The civil litigation, brought against the secretary of state for health, concerns imported blood-clotting products which caused haemophiliacs and others to be infected with HIV and hepatitis C in the 1970s and 80s. It was put on hold in November 2018 but has been relaunched following the publication of the Infected Blood Inquiry report, with around 500 victims putting their name to the lawsuit. Sir Brian Langstaff’s 2,527-page report found the scandal “could largely have been avoided” and that there was a “pervasive” cover-up to hide the truth....

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