Defense Appeals Porn Actress' HIV Claim to U.S. Supreme Court

A Southern California defense attorney is asking the nation's highest court to consider whether hearsay evidence is substantial enough to grant an adult film actress workers' compensation benefits after she became infected with HIV.Defense attorney Scott Davenport filed an appeal with the U.S. Supreme Court challenging Administrative Law Judge Lisa Sussman's decision to grant the actress benefits, which was based on testimony that one of the male actors in the film was HIV-positive at the time. The Workers' Compensation Appeals Board (WCAB), the Court of Appeal and the Californ...