Woman Misdiagnosed With HIV Gets $2.5M

December 13, 2007 By RODRIQUE NGOWI, Associated Press Writer

(AP) -- A jury awarded $2.5 million in damages to a woman who received HIV treatments for almost nine years before discovering she never actually had the virus that causes AIDS.

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zevkirsh - Dec 13, 2007
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did they in fact give her the HIV virus with the 2.5 million, or did they let her stay HIV free?
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