Carroll v. Sisters of Saint Francis Health Services, Inc.

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

• holding that, “[i]n order to recover emotional damages based on the fear of contracting AIDS, the plaintiff must prove ... that he or she was actually exposed to AIDS”
• holding no cause of action for emotional damages for fear of contracting HIV without proof of actual exposure
• confining recovery for NIED to the period between discovery of exposure and a nega-five medical diagnosis
• adopting actual exposure requirement because it is consistent with the “existent injury” requirement for NIED claims
• adopting actual exposure requirement because it is consistent with the “existent injury” requirement for NIED claims
• needle prick plaintiff had to show actual exposure to HIV as prerequisite to recovery for emotional damages

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).