Woman sues Vick claiming QB knowlingly gave her STD

AP/CBS SportsLine.com wire reports ^ | April 7, 2005

[ConservativeStatement]

FLOWERY BRANCH, Ga. -- A woman is suing Atlanta Falcons quarterback Michael Vick, claiming he knowingly gave her a sexually transmitted disease. In the civil lawsuit, Sonya Elliott, who says she is Vick's former girlfriend, claims Vick gave her genital herpes in an April 2003 encounter.

In the complaint, Elliott, 26, seeks damages, alleging negligence by Vick, unwanted physical contact, pain, suffering and potential future medical complications.

[1stFreedom]

There goes Vick's sex life..Guess he won't be able to match Wilt's claims..

LOL

[Lando Lincoln]

Oh geeze...

Lando

[Enterprise]

Well, it didn't seem to slow Billy Clinton down.

[Certified Horticulturist]

Uh oh, word's out that Vick's got the "bug".

[RichInOC]

Sonya, a word of advice: When you lay down with dogs...you run the risk of getting up with fleas.

[MizSterious]

Um, didn't she kind of make herself available for the STD? Here's a clue--don't mess around, you won't get STD's.

[<1/1,000,000th%]

In the civil lawsuit, Sonya Elliott, who says she is Vick's former girlfriend, claims Vick gave her genital herpes in an April 2003 encounter.

I didn't know you could spread herpes by "encountering".

[Izzy Dunne]

Gee - sex with strangers may have side effects...

Who knew??

[OldFriend]

Evidently all that AIDS education and public lamenting has been lost on those who feel unprotected sex is their right.....until there is a consequence then it's someone else's fault.

[GianniV]

Always gotta watch where you dip your wick.

The growing problem in the US of STDs is completey ignored by the lame media, because it totally goes against its view that there are no consequences with sex with anyone at any time.

[WoofDog123]

HIV-related cases of uninformed sexual contact causing infection are going to open the door to possible legal action in ANY transmission of a non-curable sexual disease.

Why not just have fedgov pass a law about sex, standardize forms to be signed by both parties with disease history, provide a special court and remedies for omissions, etc.

I find the idea of suing someone for giving you HSV-2 simply absurd. Why not sue for not being given an orgasm as well?

[yellowdoghunter]

I think the woman should be lucky it is only herpes and not something more deadly. She should have just kept her mouth shut and learned a very valuable lesson from that mistake and not repeat it again. But I am sure it is all about the money to her.

[Sprite518]

I wonder if this is a shake down since Vick has a lot of money? If Vick really has it, then I am sure he would have settle out of court in order to avoid a public embarrassment. Furthermore, if an Attorney cannot win on the facts of the case then they attempt to win it in the court of public opinion. I will just sit back and watch on this one, and not make any assumptions. Remember there is two sides to each story, and the truth.

[skaterboy]

Any body can sue for anything so ill wait and see but not that I care much since im a Raiders fan

[Mike Bates]

I didn't know you could spread herpes by "encountering".

"Encountering" is synonymous with the very popular "dating," as in: Is Bill Clinton really dating her?

[Rennes Templar]

It's all Vicks fault.

[small_l_libertarian]

Here's the paperwork from The Smoking Gun:

http://www.thesmokinggun.com/archive/0405051vick1.html

She and Vick weren't strangers - they knew each other for quite a while before they had sex. He has apparently been receiving herpes treatment and testing under the name "Ron Mexico."

Hee.

[A Ruckus of Dogs]

And also, what about suing someone for giving you the flu?

[A Ruckus of Dogs]

He has apparently been receiving herpes treatment and testing under the name "Ron Mexico."

There goes the idea that condoms will protect you.