title: U.S.: sexual history must be disclosed in lawsuit for negligent HIV transmission, California Supreme Court rules.
abstract: In July 2006, the Supreme Court of California ruled that a man being sued for allegedly transmitting HIV to his partner was required to disclose information about his sexual history. The court also decided that in order to sue for negligent transmission of HIV, a plaintiff need not prove that the defendant actually knew he was HIV-positive at the time of sexual relations. Rather, it would be enough for the plaintiff to show that the defendant had reason to know he was living with HIV at the time of the alleged transmission.
authors: Alana
authors: A
authors: Klein
mesh_terms: D002140:California; D030881:Disclosure; D015658:HIV Infections / Q000635:transmission*; D006801:Humans; D035521:Supreme Court Decisions