title: Taxi passenger accidentally stuck by syringe awarded $15,000.
abstract: In January 2003, a British Columbia Supreme Court judge awarded $15,000 for mental anguish to a woman who was stuck by a syringe found in the back of a taxicab. In assessing the damages, the Court took into account the woman's possible exposure to HIV and the reasonableness of her belief that she was at risk of seroconverting.
authors.forename: Glenn
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Betteridge
mesh_terms: D001336:Automobiles; D001955:British Columbia; D005260:Female; D015658:HIV Infections / Q000523:psychology; D006801:Humans; D016365:Liability, Legal / Q000191:economics*; D013594:Syringes