Personal trainer suing date for $236k after kiss
A personal trainer is suing his date after he claims he contracted painful cold sores that developed after he kissed her.
Martin Conway, 45, is asking for $236,000 in compensation for her “negligence”, along with 30 years of therapy.
Mr Conway says his work became seriously impacted after catching the herpes simplex virus in 2019 from his date, Joanna Lovelace and claims she had “a moral and ethical and legal duty to warn me of the risks that I would be exposed to.”
“I was kissed before I was informed of any cold sore,” he added.
“It is fair, just and reasonable for the court to impose a duty of care upon the respondent, due to the risk that was negligently being taken with my health, which was reasonably foreseeable, which led to three weeks of severe acute symptoms, leading to emotional, physical and financial distress.”
The compensation case is being heard in the Central London County Court.
“It is fair, just and reasonable for the court to impose a duty of care upon the respondent, due to the risk that was negligently being taken with my health, which was reasonably foreseeable, which led to three weeks of severe acute symptoms, leading to emotional, physical and financial distress.”
Conway claims he became sick with flu-like symptoms and found eating painful a few days after his date with Lovelace.
Doctors diagnosed him with the herpes simplex virus and prescribed medication.
He also says he had a panic attack and collapsed after seeing more ulcers appear.
Conway alleges he was incredibly fearful of leaving his apartment, and stayed inside for weeks with the exception of doctor’s appointments.
Lovelace’s lawyers described the claim as “frivolous and vexatious” and doomed to fail, and have denied any liability for their client.
“The statement of case discloses no reasonable grounds for bringing the claim,” her lawyers told the court, calling the action an “abuse of the process of the court”.
Conway is claiming $182,000 for fortnightly therapy sessions until the age of 79.
He also wants salary protection insurance costs and payments to cover lost earnings while he was ill.
The case is due in court later in 2020.