Palm Springs, CA -- (SBWIRE) -- 11/30/2015 -- Slovak, Baron, Empey, Murphy & Pinkney LLP, a prominent Palm Springs, California law firm announced today that Shaun M. Murphy, a partner in the firm, recently won a $1.66 Million verdict in Dallas, Texas in a case involving the transmission of genital herpes.

According to court documents, the Defendant, N.F., is an anesthesiologist who met and started dating the Plaintiff in early 2012. The Plaintiff alleged that she asked N.F. if he was infected with any sexually-transmitted infections and he specifically denied any infections. Shortly after engaging in sexual intercourse, the Plaintiff experienced an initial outbreak of genital herpes. The Defendant continued to deny any knowledge that he was infected. Since her initial outbreak, the Plaintiff has continued to experience recurrent, chronic outbreaks of genital herpes and has been diagnosed with post-herpetic neuralgia; a painful nerve condition resulting from damage caused by the herpes virus. At trial, the evidence showed that Defendant knew he had been infected for over 30 years but he claimed to have told the Plaintiff that he was infected before they engaged in sexual intercourse.

After only three hours of deliberations, the jury found the Defendant liable for: assault, fraudulent concealment, and fraudulent misrepresentation. The jury awarded $665,022 in compensatory damages and $1,000,000 in punitive damages. "We are, of course, extremely pleased with the jury's verdict," said Mr. Murphy. Adding, "As a doctor, he had a greater responsibility to protect others and take precautions not to transmit an infection he had been aware of for more than 30 years." Mr. Murphy also explained that, "the jury did not believe him when he said he disclosed to her before they engaged in sexual intercourse that he was infected. His story was simply not believable."

The verdict in the Texas case represents the largest verdict in that state for the transmission of an STD. Mr. Murphy is the leading trial attorney in this personal injury field. He has obtained the largest jury verdicts for transmission of genital herpes in California and now in Texas, and this is the third verdict in excess of a million dollars he has obtained in the last six years. In January 2009, Mr. Murphy obtained a landmark verdict of $6.75 Million in Behr v. Redmond; in November 2010, Mr. Murphy obtained a $2.49 Million verdict in Los Angeles Superior Court in Saadian v. Saadian.

For more information about Palm Springs personal injury attorney, Mr. Murphy, please visit http://www.SBEMP.com.

About Slovak Baron Empey Murphy & Pinkney LLP (SBEMP)
Formed in 1999 with four partners, SBEMP has built a strong reputation as successful trial lawyers and transactional counsel closing over a hundred million dollars in complex business deals. A Martindale Hubble AV-rated law firm, SBEMP is the largest law firm in the Coachella Valley in Southern California, with offices in Palm Springs, Orange County, San Diego and New Jersey.

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