In California, Not Telling Your Lover That You Have Herpes Could Cost You Millions

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Aussie hair-product creator owes millions for not disclosing his herpes
To all you suave lovers out there with herpes who think you can kiss someone - or do whatever else you like to do -- without telling your partner, the California appeals court wants you to think again.

According to a recent ruling, it can cost you millions.

Thomas Redmond, who created the Aussie line of hair-care products before selling it to Procter & Gamble in the late 1990s, has been ordered by the Fourth District Court of Appeals to pay Patricia Behr $4.3 million after giving her herpes and concealing his condition from her.

Metropolitan News-Enterprise is reporting that the appeals court recently decided that Redmond violated his duty to protect Behr, 20 years his junior and with whom he was having a relationship, by not using a condom.

The court also apparently ruled that Redmond was wrong for initially not telling her he had herpes, which he'd known about for more than 20 years, and then later admitting he had herpes but telling her that it was fine to have unprotected sex with him because he was not suffering an outbreak.

In 2009, a jury in Riverside County told Redmond, then-77, that he had to pay Behr nearly $7 million in damages. The appeals court lowered the amount while still upholding the verdict.

According to the appeals court, as reported by Metropolitan News-Enterprise, "Redmond negligently or intentionally misled Behr into believing there was no risk of getting herpes. As such, there is sufficient evidence to support they jury's findings that Redmond was negligent and fraudulently concealed from Behr the risk of contracting the disease."

A cautionary tale, indeed.

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what causes herpes outbreaks
what causes herpes outbreaks

 A major cause of herpes outbreaks is stress. Stress is said to be one of the worst things for your health and an underlying cause for almost every illness and disease. Anxiety and stress can be caused by procrastination, don't leave everything to the last minute be early and prepared. You can't control everything that happens in life so relax and try to enjoy it.

what causes herpes outbreaks
what causes herpes outbreaks

 There are many reasons or so called 'triggers' that cause herpes outbreaks. They range from poor diet to as far as too much sun light. In order to successfully treat herpes outbreaks and prevent them from occurring furthermore we must first understand what causes them and how to counteract the triggers.

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Most people have herpes/hiv/hpv may feel lonely and shamed. But 70 million are afflicted with STD in the U.S. alone and an estimated over 400 million worldwide. There is an exclusive community PozFish,com for singles and friends with STD. If you just need to find someone to talk to or need help or advice, this is the best place. Never feel lonely again!

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Std Datings

Herpes is an common virus infecting roughly 45 million people in the USA. Check out HDate.org, the official herpes support & dating site, launched in 2001, the members has passed 600,000 people, keeping it the largest online support site in America and worldwide for people living with Herpes, HPV, HIV, AIDS.

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Positive Community

Many members of PozGroup.com are talking about this news too. Some of them are even planning to sue their ex. However, Herpes is one of the most misunderstood std's out there. The simple truth is that 90% of the adult population has it but doesn't realize it. If you ever get a fever blister you have herpes. The only difference between mouth herpes and the other kind is simply where it's located. It's the same virus, resting at the back of your brain untill something triggers it and you get an outbreak. There is no difference in oral herpes and the other kind, just the location, and there is no cure for herpes, though drugs such as Valtrax can stop an ourbreak once you get one. Odds are these wrestlers already had the virus and why the big to do here is beyond me.

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Johnxxx

You can get herpes while wearing a condom as well and millions have it in places other than their mouth or genitals. Herpes can infect any part of your body. genitals, thighs, buttocks, legs, arms, mouth, eyes, back and more.

Iim
Iim

This is ridiculous. I mean herpes is awful but Whats next - if you give someone a cold they can sue u for doctors fees and cost of nyquil?

Angela Garcia as NeonMosfet
Angela Garcia as NeonMosfet

It still sucks. It never goes away. And you're forever marked. Not quite Typhoid Mary, but nothing I'd care to mop up after for life.

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notfun
notfun

I have struggled w/ mine for years. outbreaks are not bad as long as I take my meds and goto the Dr whenever I see something that is questionable. since contracting I did get married and my wife (*God bless her) has it now too, fortunately her outbreaks have not been bad. and we are hopeful our children don't get it (*when and if we decide to have them). Not many days go by espcially when dealing with it, that I don't think about the 'wild lifestyle' I used to lead before getting this, and many yers before I was married. I have done a bunch of research in my regret and found that abstence is the only full-proof way for individuals to not contract it. Save yourself, paying a price everyday of your life is not worth it, I wish this on no human, it sucks.

Tegtrix
Tegtrix

you need to get past it. it's a minor inconvenience, that's all.

juliarix
juliarix

Herpes is one of the most misunderstood std's out there. The simple truth is that 90% of the adult population has it but doesn't realize it. If you ever get a fever blister you have herpes. The only difference between mouth herpes and the other kind is simply where it's located. It's the same virus, resting at the back of your brain untill something triggers it and you get an outbreak. There is no difference in oral herpes and the other kind, just the location, and there is no cure for herpes, though drugs such as Valtrax can stop an ourbreak once you get one. Odds are these wrestlers already had the virus and why the big to do here is beyond me. You may know more about herpes on the dating and support site POZmingle. Good luck to you all!

Nbg42
Nbg42

the types of herpes may be similiar but I think people who have gotten herpes from sexual contact have more outbreaks than the others.

dan
dan

There is no evidence to support your idea. 75% of people who have genital herpes don't know that they have it. Most of those don't know because they haven't had a recognizable outbreak.

Herpes is transmitted via skin contact. To catch it, you needn't be in contact with the blisters or sore - you don't even need to have genital on genital contact and/or the sores don't even need to be present. Covering yourself with a condom helps but it doesn't eliminate transmission.

Nyob
Nyob

Shame on you for spouting ignorance. By minimizing it, you are promoting it's spread. Oral and genital herpes are caused by two different but related viruses. Valtrex will reduce the severity of an outbreak if taken early enough, but won't stop one once it starts. It's expensive and has bad side effects for many users.. It's a "big to do" because it's a very unpleasant condition to have, is highly contagious, and increases the susceptibility to other std's. Condoms are ineffective for genital herpes, because it can be transmitted by *any* skin-to-skin contact, such as between athletes in contact sports. While it can't be cured yet, it can be suppressed to the point of eliminating outbreaks. For reliable info, check out http://www.herpes-blog.blogspo....

周冰
周冰

I have herpes and I am an engineer who works for the largest herpes dating and support site STDslove. com. I have to tell you a secret, you can choose not to believe me. But the truth is that this site has more than 650,000 members and about 80% members are good looking in my estimation.

Unfortunately, STD rates soar worldwide and most people with STDs don't even know that they have them. The government should grant more money for STD education to lower the rates of STD transmission.

dre
dre

Wait,so this moron lets some douche convince her something everyone else knows- you can get herpes without using a condom, and she gets 4.3 mil? sign me up for herpes!!!

Positive Community
Positive Community

Many members of PozGroup.com are talking about this news too. However, Herpes is one of the most misunderstood std's out there. The simple truth is that 90% of the adult population has it but doesn't realize it. If you ever get a fever blister you have herpes. The only difference between mouth herpes and the other kind is simply where it's located. It's the same virus, resting at the back of your brain untill something triggers it and you get an outbreak. There is no difference in oral herpes and the other kind, just the location, and there is no cure for herpes, though drugs such as Valtrax can stop an ourbreak once you get one. Odds are these wrestlers already had the virus and why the big to do here is beyond me.

EnsignRicky
EnsignRicky

It started with him failing to tell her at all that he had it.

Nbg42
Nbg42

I think he told her LONG AFTER they had sex it was okay to have unprotected sex cause he wasn't having an outbreak. I don't think he mentioned it before they had sex. If they did I think its her fault for knowingly sleeping with a man who had herpes.

cady115
cady115

I have herpes and I am an engineer who works for the largest herpes dating and support site HerpesMate . com. I have to tell you a secret, you can choose not to believe me. But the truth is that this site has more than 1,880,000 members and about 80% members are good looking in my estimation.Unfortunately, STD rates soar worldwide and most people with STDs don't even know that they have them. The government should grant more money for STD education to lower the rates of STD transmission.

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