· 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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