Can You Sue if Someone Gives You an STD?

Is your health status your own business, even if it endangers someone else?Legal expert Anahita Sedaghatfar says that legally, it’s not.“In most states, you have a legal obligation to inform a sex partner if you have an STD before you have sex with them.” This applies to all STDs, but most often legal cases are brought for incurable ones, like herpes and HIV.