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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.

Thomas E. Wall

Email: lawyerwall@yahoo.com

Thomas is a lawyer in Rancho Palos Verdes.

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Courts are slow to address negligent STD transmission
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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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