Two plaintiffs sued Wal-Mart and its employees for invasion of privacy, specifically intrusion upon seclusion, appropriation, publication of private facts, and false light publicity. The district court and court of appeals dismissed the complaint but allowed the claims for intrusion upon seclusion, appropriation, and publication of private facts to proceed. The question was whether Minnesota should recognize any or all of the invasion of privacy causes of action. Minnesota had not recognized any of the four privacy torts, unlike other states in the country. The court declined to recognize the tort of false light publicity, citing concerns about its similarity to defamation and its lack of procedural limitations that safeguard freedom of speech.
Lake v. Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. (1998)
Minnesota Supreme Court
582 N.W.2d 231
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