Suesbury v. Caceres

STEADMAN, Associate Judge:

Ernest C. Suesbury (“Suesbury”) was diagnosed with the HIV virus. Cesar A. Caceres, M.D. (“Caceres”), a principal in the medical office of Cesar Caceres, M.D., P.C., was Suesbury’s treating physician, and, as such, was privy to Suesbury’s HIV status. Suesbury sought treatment from Caceres for unrelated injuries sustained in an automobile accident. Alfred Muller, M.D. (“Muller”), another physician in Ca-ceres’ medical office, treated Suesbury during that office visit, in the course of which Suesbury mentioned his HIV condition and a T-cell reading of 700. Suesbury…