Man awarded $18.4 million in lawsuit over canceled HIV test
A federal jury has awarded $18.4 million in damages to a man who said in a lawsuit that two doctors failed to test him for HIV, which allowed the virus to progress to AIDS.
HIV-positive man sentenced for having sex with teen boy
A Wauwatosa man who knew he was HIV-positive has been sentenced to 15 years in prison for sexually assaulting a 15-year-old boy.
Lawsuit says UW Hospital revealed man’s HIV status
UW Hospital is being sued again because doctors allegedly revealed a patient's HIV status to relatives without permission.
Justices hold Privacy Act doesn’t cover mental, emotional damages
The Privacy Act does not unequivocally authorize damages for mental or emotional distress and therefore, the Government has not waived sovereign immunity for such claims, the U.S. Supreme Court has ruled.
US Supreme Court takes up HIV privacy case
At oral arguments on Tuesday, the justices of the U.S. Supreme Court tried to determine whether emotional distress constitutes “actual damages” under the federal Privacy Act – a decision that will determine whether a pilot can sue government agencies for disclosing his HIV status.
More charges in HIV sexual assault case
WAUSAU, Wis. (AP) — A man accused of sexually assaulting a girl while knowing he was HIV positive is facing additional charges in Marathon County. Thirty-five-year-old Jimmy Garcia of Rothschild is charged with four counts of recklessly endangering safety. He was charged in April with sexual assault of a child. A 15-year-old girl told police […]
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