The Court of Appeals of Ohio has ruled that a blood donor, Donald Fisher, cannot recover from the Red Cross for an alleged misdiagnosis of a sexually transmitted disease.  Fisher donated blood to the Red Cross that tested positive for syphilis.  When Fisher later had his blood tested at two different hospitals, the tests were negative.  The Red Cross however claimed that it had relied on more sophisticated blood screening tests than the ones that Fisher had done.  The Red Cross denied the diagnosis was in error.

Recently, the Ohio Court of Appeals upheld the dismissal of Fisher's claims.  The Court ruled that whether or not the diagnosis was wrong, Fisher could not recover because the Red Cross was simply following established regulations and procedures.