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· 3/7/1983

Token Carpentry, Inc. v. Hornik

Citations

  • 92 A.D.2d 868
  • 459 N.Y.S.2d 831
  • 1983 N.Y. App. Div. LEXIS 17240

How courts have described this case

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  • concluding that “a plaintiff who has not tested seropositive must offer proof of ‘actual exposure’ ” for cause of action due to fear of AIDS
  • requiring that plaintiff prove not only that blood or fluid was in fact transferred from HIV-positive person but also existence of scientifically accepted method of transmission of the virus
  • requiring proof of actual exposure, that is, \proof of both a scientifically-accepted method of transmission of the virus (in this case a needle puncture) and that the source of the allegedly transmitted blood or fluid was in fact HIV-positive (in this case the unfortunate infant\)
  • requiring proof of actual exposure, that is, \proof of both a scientifically-accepted method of transmission of the virus (in this case a needle puncture) and that the source of the allegedly transmitted blood or fluid was in fact HIV-positive (in this case the unfortunate infant\
  • \The fear of contracting AIDS depends not only upon the likelihood that the virus was transmitted during a specific incident but also upon the likelihood that infection will develop.\

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