Carol For Intrusion Case Summary

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Intrusion: Joan, the one with the rare disease, can sue Carol for intrusion. This is the case because first off, Carol, without authorization from Joan, intentionally invaded into the private affairs of Joan. Carol physically trespassed into Joan’s privacy by the way of her camera. Joan had a reasonable expectation of privacy in her hospital room and Carol ruined that. This intrusion was offensive to Joan because she refused to consent for an interview, and her picture was still taken. The picture was of Joan suffering from her rare disease, which was of great interest to the public. Although, it could have been beneficial to the public to learn about the disease, Carol had no right to take that photo because she didn’t know how the rare disease could have portrayed Joan to the public. Therefore, the images could have been embarrassing and offensive to the plaintiff. The last part of the tort needs the intrusion to cause mental anguish or suffering. In this case, Joan is obviously suffering or she would not have brought upon the suit. She is …show more content…
Liability is imposed for publicity given to private information about another, if the matter made public would be highly offensive and objectionable to a reasonable person. As mentioned before, the rare disease is Joan’s private matter and without her consent, Carol snapped a picture. With the sharing of said picture to the public, Joan could undergo public scrutiny, suffering, and guilt. The intentional disclosure also needs to have been made under circumstances in which the plaintiff has a reasonable expectation that the defendant would keep the matter confidential. In this case, Joan had no knowledge of the photograph being taken, therefore she expected confidentially. Again, in her hospital room, Joan expected privacy in her hospital room and that was not
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