Privacy Case Plaintiff Must Prove Actual Harm
Embarassment is not enough for statutory damages.
May 31, 2009 at 08:00 PM
14 minute read
The intimate nature of testimony involved in a sexual harassment suit often leaves the plaintiff feeling vulnerable. But during the defense's deposition in a 2006 business tort countersuit against Bonnie Van Alstyne, who had sued her former boss at Electronic Scriptorium Ltd. (ESL) for sexual harassment, the invasion of her privacy reached a whole new level.
The defense counsel produced several e-mails from Van Alstyne's personal America Online (AOL) account as exhibits. She investigated how ESL obtained the messages and discovered that her former boss, Edward Leonard, had inappropriately accessed her personal AOL account on multiple occasions.
NOT FOR REPRINT
© 2024 ALM Global, LLC, All Rights Reserved. Request academic re-use from www.copyright.com. All other uses, submit a request to [email protected]. For more information visit Asset & Logo Licensing.
Trending Stories
- 1Wine, Dine and Grind (Through the Weekend): Summer Associates Thirst For Experience in 'Real Matters'
- 2The Law Firm Disrupted: For Big Law Names, Shorter is Sweeter
- 3The 'Biden Effect' on Senior Attorneys: Should I Stay or Should I Go?
- 4BD Settles Thousands of Bard Hernia Mesh Lawsuits
- 5'You Are Not Alone': 120 Sex Assault Victims Plan to Sue Sean 'Diddy' Combs
Featured Firms
Law Offices of Gary Martin Hays & Associates, P.C.
(470) 294-1674
Law Offices of Mark E. Salomone
(857) 444-6468
Smith & Hassler
(713) 739-1250