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...
View ArticleUS 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...
View ArticleJustices 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...
View ArticleLawsuit 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. The post Lawsuit says UW Hospital revealed man’s HIV status first appeared on...
View ArticleHIV-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. The post HIV-positive man sentenced for having sex with teen boy first...
View ArticleMan 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. The post Man awarded $18.4...
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