Re: Can I sue my boyfriend for giving me STDs?
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Date: July 20, 2014 01:31AM
stevie answered 2 years ago
If he knew he had it, and gave it to you anyways, you should be able to sue for the medical costs.
DAR76 answered 2 years ago
Leave the wife out of this. Contact a lawyer. you're going to have to get proof that he gave this to you.
Eisbär answered 2 years ago
"I remember reading about how the HPV virus could cause a woman cervial cancer & his reaction when I mentioned it. This was before I knew I had it. He adamantly said it can't cause that! I should have known right from that answer how arrogant he is. He is a lawyer & thinks he is superior to most of us."
So you are basically admitting you knew the risks, and that you knew your boyfriend was an idiot, yet you still consented to having UNPROTECTED sex with him and got infected. Hmm, well, you see, in law, we call that "Assumption of the risk." Assumption of the risk is knowing the risks, yet engaging in a risky activity anyways. You just admitted to that. So if his lawyer ever saw this, you lose automatically....
But lets say you weren't this stupid in this regard, and were instead just as stupid as he was. Well, in that case - unless it was something like HIV and he intentionally infected you, you most likely don't have any remedy in the courts. Partly because (as I said before) you chose to not wear a condom. You consented to sex. What did he do that was so negligent that you didn't do? It takes two to tango honey....
Oh, and as far as the trichomoniasis goes, that is just a fancy word for a yeast infection. Very common, and actually you can get those without having sex ever, ever. You could be a nun and married to god and still get that. There is no way to prove he gave that to you since you already the yeast in your natural fauna. Plus it is completely curable with some antifungals, although some women are just naturally prone to the infection (mostly due to their diet and natural immune response) It only becomes an infection when there is a yeast overgrowth, which can be caused by antibiotics, or even an overly yeasty diet.
As for the HPV, the HPV version that causes actual warts is not cancerous, only the non-visible kind, which makes it kind of like a silent killer for women, if they contract it and get cancer as a result. And even then, most people have immune systems that can fight it off, and it then just stays dormant with no symptoms. And in men, there generally are NO symptoms for the cancer-causing strains of the HPV virus. But the ones that cause warts, well, although that is gross, it is not going to kill you.... at least that is what the literature says.
And honestly, who writes to people's new girlfriends and wives? If she had a problem with it, she can handle it. Why are you butting in? You just sound like a woman scorned. And I am a woman and have no tolerance for men taking advantage of women, but you just sound crazy,.
Plumeria answered 2 years ago
80% of people have HPV so it'd be far too difficult to actually prove he gave it to you, and you didn't already have a strain of HPV. It's not fair what you're dealing with. Unfortunately due to the nature of the most common STDs, its almost impossible to sue and win unless you happen to have a whole lot of money for a very good lawyer.
The only STDs that you can sue and win are life threatening ones, HIV/AIDS, possibly hepatitis. Herpes(very common, 1 in 4/5) is not considered life threatening, although the stigma may lead you to think it is. Same issue as HPV, too common to sue.
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The Arbiter of common sense answered 2 years ago
No, you cannot. There is no way in which your can prove that he gave YOU the diseases and not the other way around. You might claim a Virginal past, but that is not enough in a court of law.
Sorry honey, while you've played the victim here, YOU and only YOU are responsible for your own sexual health. Why did YOU not insist on a condom? If you knew he had genital warts, why did YOU sleep with him?
This is not all on him, it is your own actions that caused the problem as much as his.
Athena answered 2 years ago
Well, yea, but how are you going to collect.
I have a feeling you did not pick this guy because he was a stable and good economic provider, right?
Composer answered 2 years ago
Good question. People have been convicted of murder for knowingly not telling someone they had aids. Of course, this not HIV, but you probably can find out from a lawyer what the precedent is, and there's always the chance the first test case.
Meme answered 2 years ago
There are no federal or state laws making it illegal for you not tell a partner about an STD you may have. However, in some states he could face a civil lawsuit for more serious diseases such as HIV or herpes. Talk to your lawyer. In some states, if someone knows they have a serious STD like HIV and fails to tell you, it can be a federal crime. If it's something other than HIV, he could be charged with a misdemeanor.