Legal Opinion
Foster v. Svenson
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided April 9, 2015No. 651826/13 12998PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
Renwick, J.
In this action, plaintiffs seek damages and injunctive relief for an alleged violation of the statutory right to privacy. Concerns over privacy and the loss thereof have plagued the public for over a hundred years. 1 Undoubtedly, such privacy concerns have intensified for obvious reasons. 2 New technologies can track thought, movement, and intimacies, and expose them to the general public, often in an instant. This public apprehension over new technologies invading one’s privacy became a reality for plaintiffs and their neighbors when a photographer, using a…
2Cases cited23 opinions
- Leon v. MartinezNew York Court of Appeals · 1994
- Thornhill v. AlabamaSupreme Court of the United States · 1940
- Time, Inc. v. HillSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
- Howell v. New York Post Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1993
- Roberson v. . Rochester Folding Box Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1902
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3Cited by4 opinions
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- Sweigert v. GoodmanDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 2021