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Kiss And Tell: Making The Case For The Tortious Transmission Of Herpes And Human Papillomavirus, Michele L. Mekel
Kiss And Tell: Making The Case For The Tortious Transmission Of Herpes And Human Papillomavirus, Michele L. Mekel
Michele L Mekel
Recognizing theories of recovery for a tort committed an estimated 6 million times per year in the United States alone at an annual cost in excess of $4 billion is logical--if not imperative. Not all jurisdictions, however, recognize theories of recovery when the tort in question is the wrongful transmission of herpes and/or human papillomavirus ("HPV"), two of the most common, incurable sexually transmitted diseases ("STDs") in America. Nevertheless, in Deuschle v. Jobe, the Court of Appeals for the Western District of Missouri took a significant step by acknowledging an unmarried sexual partner's right to bring negligence and intentional tort …