Intrusion on seclusion is one of the four privacy torts created under U.S. common law. Intrusion on seclusion is commonly thought to be the bread-and-butter...

of the tort of "intrusion upon seclusion", which has also been held to exist under tort law in the United States. British Columbia, on the other hand,...

tort includes defamation (i.e. libel, slander, and false light), intrusion on seclusion, breach of confidence, and abuse of process as well as other similar...

rather than incarceration. Civil privacy expects against: (1) intrusion upon seclusion or solitude, or into private affairs; (2) public disclosure of...

product liability, abnormally dangerous activities (e.g., blasting), intrusion onto another's land by livestock, and ownership of wild animals. Other...

States under which a shopkeeper is allowed to detain a suspected shoplifter on store property for a reasonable period of time, so long as the shopkeeper...

and facts that tend to show a reckless disregard of the plaintiff's rights on the part of the defendant. Westmoreland v. CBS New York Times Co. v. Sullivan...

the very nature of an accident or injury in the absence of direct evidence on how any defendant behaved in the context of tort litigation. The crux of res...

it comprises several elements and there are several defenses. To succeed on an alienation claim, the plaintiff has to show the following elements: the...

and parallel Prosser's "Four Torts" which might be summarized as: 1) Intrusion upon physical solitude; 2) public disclosure of private facts; 3) depiction...

recognized the tort of intrusion upon seclusion, affirming that individuals have a right to privacy against unreasonable intrusion. This landmark ruling...

stating that the characters portrayed in it are fictional, and not based on real persons. Negative checking is a process by which producers of film, television...

as professional negligence, is an "instance of negligence or incompetence on the part of a professional". Professionals who may become the subject of malpractice...

existence of the tort of invasion of privacy called "intrusion upon seclusion". British Columbia, on the other hand, has held that the tort does not exist...

a father against a man who was courting his daughter outside of marriage, on the grounds that the father had lost the consortium of his daughter's household...

basing liability on the defendant's "fault" or "warranty", the defendant's liability should be predicated, as a matter of public policy, on the simple question...

plaintiff's injury under a theory of negligence. On appeal, depending on the disposition of the case and the question on appeal, the court reviewing a trial court's...

Engelbrecht and Salem Media Group for defamation, conspiracy, and intrusion on seclusion. The film accused him of being a "mule" who illegally harvested...

rescue invitees but not trespassers from all reasonably foreseeable dangers on the property. Other jurisdictions, such as California, extend the duty to...

was proven to have resulted from a defendant's negligence, with the case on point referring to the negligent operation of a railroad in Australia, as...

distinction between negligence, however gross, on the one hand and fraud, bad faith and wilful misconduct on the other. The doctrine of the common law is...

August 2023. Legal findings: Copyright; Fair dealing; Moral rights; Intrusion upon seclusion; Counterclaim; "Wiseau Studio, LLC v. Harper, 2021 ONCA 396". CanLII...

most of Europe, article 10 of the European Convention on Human Rights permits restrictions on freedom of speech when necessary to protect the reputation...

lawyer's missing a deadline for filing a paper with the court or serving a paper on another party, where that error is fatal to the client's case or causes the...

lost chattels found by another and determining who was the real owner. Early on, there was difficulty in dealing with situations where chattels held by a...

comparative negligence. Consent to medical treatment or consent to risky sports on the part of the claimant excludes liability in tort where that consent is...

Appropriation Defamation Unintentional False light Invasion of privacy Intrusion on seclusion Breach of confidence Abuse of process Malicious prosecution Sexual...

body. The Supreme Court of California's 1982 decision, in turn, was based on the landmark California Court of Appeal decision in Curlender v. Bio-Science...

of a neighbor stealing land or trespassing on the land. Instead, it arose from activities taking place on another person's land that affected the enjoyment...

foundation for this rule is based primarily on policy grounds. The courts do not want the defendant or accused to rely on the victim's own vulnerability to avoid...