AIDS status revealed, man sues Osco parent company

An AIDS patient filed a lawsuit Monday against the parent companyof Osco Drugs, claiming that the drugstore chain "recklessly"violated his privacy by publishing his health status in a companynewsletter.

The complaint, filed in Milwaukee County Circuit Court, namedthe plaintiff only as John Doe to protect his privacy. Paul Levy, anattorney for the plaintiff, said he believed his client was in his50s.

The man lives part-time in Florida and in Evanston, Levy said.The lawsuit was filed in Milwaukee because the statute of limitationshas expired in Illinois, but not in Wisconsin.In 1996, the plaintiff began using a new drug called Norvir.His condition required him to …