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Court: Ecclesiastical abstention doctrine bars lawsuit from the mother of deceased son.
Richard R. Hammar
Key point 4-04. Many states recognize “invasion of privacy” as a basis for liability. Invasion of privacy may consist of any one or more the following: (1) public disclosure of private facts; (2) use of another person’s name or likeness; (3) placing someone in a “false light” ...
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