Civil Litigation,
California Supreme Court
Apr. 17, 2019
Courts are slow to address negligent STD transmission
The law changes, but not at the speed many of us wish. This observation can be seen in the approach the California courts have taken toward actions for damages based on the transmission of sexual transmitted diseases while engaged in voluntary sexual conduct.
The law changes, but not at the speed many of us wish. This observation can be seen in the approach the California courts have taken toward actions for damages based on the transmission of sexual transmitted diseases while engaged in voluntary sexual conduct.
The first major appellate case discussing the issue was in 1984, Kathleen K. v. Robert B., 150 Cal. App. 3d 992, which came from the 2nd District Cou...
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