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Throw in the genetic subtyping of the test and you can see that this is a slam dunk case.


Typing isn't really going to tell you much unless it's an unusual "strain" of the virus. If it's a type common in LA then why would it be surprising if they both have the same HIV variant?

A DNA fingerprint might be better. But the corner medlab can't do this, and probably few can give testimony on it. Worse - it's expensive. Who pays for the test? Lara can't afford it and lawyers generally don't like to invest anything but their time.

Similarly getting admissible evidence isn't a sure thing. Who can (and will) testify on dates? That there wasn't other contact between individuals?

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If TT had any sense he'd be working out deals right now.


And, scouting out places to live in Eastern Europe or South America if he decides to leave town...

Don't get me wrong - I'd much rather have Lara's side than T.T.'s. But hers isn't automatic - she's about as bad a witness as there can be and there are many things that can go wrong with the case. T.T. should negotiate a settlement with her lawyer ASAP, before the lawyer has invested much in the case, making strong hints T.T. is gathering evidence about Lara's prostitution and past, etc - make her lawyer feel that the money on the table is better than the risk in a trial. Give her lawyer a reason to make a quick buck rather than risk an expensive case (with T.T. maybe out of the country & not paying at the end).
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