Ore. lady wins $900K in lawsuit over herpes claim

<p><span>PORTLAND, Ore.</span> (AP) — An <span>Oregon</span> jury has awarded $900,000 to a 49-year-old lady who claimed that a 69-year-old Portland male intentionally gave her a <span>sexually transmitted disease</span> after they met on an online dating website.</p>
<p>The Oregonian reports (<a href="http://is.gd/cdR7MI">http://is.gd/cdR7MI</a> ) that it was a initial time that a box of a chairman suing another for intentionally transmitting genital herpes went to hearing in Oregon, according to lawyers. They contend identical cases have been staid out of court.</p>
<p>The male testified he didn’t know he was contagious. His counsel argued that she was fibbing about her passionate story and might have had sex with other group who gave her a disease.</p>
<p>The lady from Beaverton, Ore., sued after she suffered steady unpleasant outbreaks of a disease. The <span>jury award</span> was ...