Wrongful HIV/AIDS

HIV/AIDS is a serious problem across the world. Almost every country has a population that has HIV/AIDS. This population requires special care and attention because of the nature of HIV/AIDS. The most common way that people catch the HIV virus is through exchange of bodily fluids when sexual intercourse occurs; usually this happens accidently. It is possible, however, to wrongfully acquire the HIV virus.

One way the HIV virus can be wrongfully acquired is when someone knows that she or he has the virus. Specifically, if person A has the HIV virus and knows that she or he has it, then person A should not engage in sexual intercourse with person B because person B will very likely acquire the virus from person A. If person A chooses to have intercourse with person B, then person A is putting person B at high risk and can face criminal charges as well as other charges.

Another way someone can wrongfully acquire HIV/AIDS is if someone else injects another individual with a bodily fluid from someone who has HIV/AIDS. For example, there have been a few cases where someone at a social event has injected other guests with the HIV virus. Even intentionally injecting someone with HIV/AIDS is, unsurprisingly, a crime.

Wrongfully giving someone HIV is both immoral and criminal. The individual(s) who become infected with HIV/AIDS have to deal with both heavy emotional and heavy financial costs.

Speak with a Personal Injury Lawyer of Clearwater

If you or someone you know has been wrongfully infected with HIV/AIDS, contact the Clearwater personal injury attorneys of Tragos & Sartes by calling 727-441-9030.