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Herpes Lawsuit Drama
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Jen Chung
Published Nov 11, 2008
Modified Nov 11, 2008
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Wow, it's like L.A. Law meets Grey's Anatomy! In September, white-shoe lawyer Frederick Tanne sued his estranged wife, claiming she gave him herpes from an affair an accountant. For good measure, Tanne also sued her lover and her father, a doctor who Tanne accused of secretly prescribing herpes medication. But now a lawyer for the wife says his client tested "negative" for Herpes Simplex Virus 2. Tanne, who apparently has herpes, was suing for "pain, suffering, emotional, mental, psychological and physical injuries and loss of enjoyment of life." Plush: Herpes by Giant Microbes
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Jen Chung is a former WNYC and Gothamist editor.
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