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Vick Sued

FLOWERY BRANCH, Ga. - A woman is suing Atlanta Falcons quarterback Michael Vick claiming he knowingly gave her a sexually transmitted disease.

In the civil lawsuit, Sonya Elliott, who says she is Vick's former girlfriend claims Vick gave her genital herpes in a 2003 encounter. In the complaint, Elliott seeks damages alleging negligence by Vick, unwanted physical contact, pain, suffering and potential future medical complications.

Elliott claims she met Vick in Virginia Beach and had an off-and-on relationship with him before and after she moved to the Atlanta area in 2002.

Elliott's attorney, Cale Conley, says she took legal action after Vick refused to help her deal with the symptoms she says he infected her with.

Genital herpes, a virus, is a permanent condition that can be treated with medication, but not cured. It is spread through sexual contact.