Man suing date 'who gave him cold sore' must prove he didn't get herpes elsewhere

mirror.co.uk:

A personal trainer suing a woman he met online for £138,000 after he claimed their kiss gave him coldsores, has been told he must prove in court he didn't catch herpes off someone else.

Martin Ashley Conway says he has been "traumatised" and his life and work seriously affected after catching the herpes simplex cold sore virus through kissing date Jovanna Lovelace during a romantic meet up in London last year.

The 45-year-old claims his date - who like him was a member of social network Meetup.com - was "negligent" in kissing him when she had an "active cold sore" and owed him a duty of care to protect him from contracting a "virus for life".