Nelson v. Salem State College

After being videotaped by a hidden camera during the summer and fall of 1995 as she changed clothes and applied sunburn medication to her upper chest area and neck in an open area of her workplace, the plaintiff, Gail Nelson, filed a complaint averring that the defendants, Salem State College (college) and several employees of the college, violated her right to privacy. In her amended complaint, the plaintiff alleged that the defendants’ making, use, possession, or viewing of the videotapes of the plaintiff violated her right to privacy under G. L. c. 214, § IB; she asserted a claim under 42…