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California Courts of Appeal

Mar. 17, 2011

Herpes Verdict May Go to High Court

A multimillion dollar verdict for a woman whose wealthy boyfriend gave her herpes could be headed to the state Supreme Court, attorneys said.


By Laura Ernde


Daily Journal Staff Writer


A multimillion-dollar verdict for a woman whose wealthy boyfriend gave her a sexually transmitted disease could be headed to the state Supreme Court, attorneys said.


An appellate ruling in the unusually large sex-tort case out of Riverside County highlights a confusing area of punitive-damages law that the justices might want to address, said punitive-damages expert Curt Cutting of Horvitz & Levy ...

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