DANIEL B. EISENSTEIN v. WTVF-TV, NEWS CHANNEL 5 NETWORK, LLC ET AL. (Tenn. Ct. App. July 31, 2012)
The plaintiff, a public official, sued the defendants for libel and false light invasion of privacy. The defendants filed a motion for summary judgment based on the truth of the statements. The plaintiff sought to complete discovery before the motion was heard. The trial court granted the defendants’ motion and plaintiff appealed. We affirm the grant of summary judgment as to the libel claims, but reverse the grant of summary judgment as to some of the false light claims.
Opinion available at:
https://www.tba.org/sites/default/files/eisensteind_073112.pdf
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Friday, August 3, 2012
Thursday, March 11, 2010
Court reviews summary judgment ruling in invasion of privacy and defamation case.
TERESA GARD v. DENNIS HARRIS, M.D., ET AL. (Tenn. Ct. App March 11, 2010)
Plaintiff filed a complaint alleging false light invasion of privacy and defamation after her physician sent a letter she considered defamatory. After finding that plaintiff consented to the disclosure by signing a consent form, the trial court granted summary judgment in favor of the defendants. We affirm.
Opinion may be found at:
http://www.tba2.org/tba_files/TCA/2010/gardt_031110.pdf
Plaintiff filed a complaint alleging false light invasion of privacy and defamation after her physician sent a letter she considered defamatory. After finding that plaintiff consented to the disclosure by signing a consent form, the trial court granted summary judgment in favor of the defendants. We affirm.
Opinion may be found at:
http://www.tba2.org/tba_files/TCA/2010/gardt_031110.pdf
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