Hundreds of Infected Blood Victims Suing Government Over ‘Misfeasance’

Around 500 victims have put their name to the lawsuit.

Victims and campaigners outside Central Hall in Westminster after the publication of the Infected Blood Inquiry report, in London on May 20, 2024. Jeff Moore/PA Wire

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.