can you sue someone if they knowingly gave you an STD?

Question

my ex gave me herpes and failed to tell me that she was infected until 3 months into the relationship.i'm on immunosuppressives(kidney transplants-2)and i can't take anything for it because it will interfere with my meds.i'm not sure if i want to follow that course(suing) but i'm curious as to what recourse i have.thank you for any help you may provide.

as far as proof,i have emails(i saved all of her emails.just a sentimental thing i guess.good thing i did) from her stating that she knew and apologized for doing it.we did use protection at first but after becoming "exclusive" i guess i felt we didn't need it.i also trusted her and thought that something THAT important would be brought to my attention WAY before the fact.i never had the option to leave or stay had i known from the very beginning,and yes,i would've used protection from the first to the last had i known initially.i got checked within 2 weeks of finding out and by then it was too late.

Answer 1

wow that sucks that's why you use protection but anyways its too late... well i don't know if you can but do some research and if you can then go ahead...

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Answer 3

Anyone can sue anyone for anything. They can always find a lawyer who will take the case. That doesn't mean they will win. The only cases I am aware of involving STDs that were won involved HIV when the person KNOWINGLY infected someone. One of the reasons is that AIDS is 100% fatal. Criminal charges can also be brought for this in some states. I am not so sure you would have a real chance with herpes. It is not fatal even though it isn't curable. However, as I said earlier, some lawyer will be willing to take your money & find out.

Answer 4

yes you CAN sue someone who knows they have a std and do not tell and you get a std from them. I got it about 22 years ago when i was in a 2 year relationship that i THOUGHT was a managomous one, until i went to the emergency room with my first outbreak and told i had contracted herpies. the only reason i didnt sue him, was because these type of law suits were not common and were on front page news- and i didnt feel comfortable exposing myelf as having herpies to the world. but now= i wish i would have. i was faithful, find out he was obviously cheating and doing cocaine and sleeping with prostitutes and he never owned up to giving it to me. i didnt know about the drug use and prostitutes until AFTER i contracted herpies. I think anyone who knows they have a std and dont tell should be sued if you get it!

Answer 5

You will have to proove that it has severly effected you life giving you financial strain and hardship eg you can't do your job because of the infection or can't afford the cost of medication. And then you would still have to poove that she knew she had the std and knowingly infected you.
Personally I don't think it is worth the hassle. What do you plan to get out of sueing her anyway?

Answer 6

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can you sue someone if they knowingly gave you an STD?
my ex gave me herpes and failed to tell me that she was infected until 3 months into the relationship.i'm on immunosuppressives(kidney transplants-2)and i can't take anything for it because it will interfere with my meds.i'm not sure if i want to follow that course(suing) but i'm...

Answer 7

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Answer 8

You can report them, and depending on the situation you should be able to take legal action. As far as i know if someone has aids and deos not tell their partner, they are commiting a crime and will be charged with attempted murder. I'm sure there is some similar criminal charge for the ****** who gave you herpes.

Answer 9

You can sue, but you won't win. Herpes is not life threatening. However, it is against the law to have sex with someone if you are HIV+ without telling them before hand.

Answer 10

yes,, talk to a lawyer .. if she did this to you she will do it to someone else.. and she may have... any idea of you she dated in the past.. check around and talk to all her other ex's..you all can get to together on this one.. that would show that she has a pattern..btw.. go over to law and ethics on yahoo and ask this question again.. i am sure a few laywers go on there and they can tell you better.. be sure to put the state you live in.. that may help.. never know one of them may be from your state..

Answer 11

well, it is your responsibility to protect yourself for the most part, but with something that serious, you could probably sue over that, but finding proof that the person did know about their STD would be somewhat hard....