A California court has ruled that an earlier $6.7 million verdict will stand in the case of a woman who sued her ex-boyfriend after allegedly contracting herpes.
ABC news reports that the court rejected an appeal by millionaire Thomas Redmond, who was 71 years old at the time when he allegedly infected Patricia Behr with the sexually transmitted disease.
According to the news source, Redmond first learned that he had genital herpes in 1975, but did not disclose the condition to Behr until four months after their relationship begin in September 2003. The lawsuit claimed that Redmond told Behr that the was healthy and disease free during that time.
In 2009, a Riverside County jury reportedly awarded Behr $4 million in compensatory damages and $2.75 million in punitive damages, as well as a 2004 BMW car that Redmond had given the plaintiff.
Redmond had reportedly asked that the verdict be thrown out on the grounds that it was impossible to prove that he was the one who had infected Behr. Redmond also alleged that Behr had relations with him knowing that he had the uncurable disease.
Redmond is the founder of Redmond Products Incorporated, the maker of the Aussie brand of hair care products.
