Joe Dickerson & Associates, LLC v. Dittmar

I. INTRODUCTION

This appeal involves the tort of invasion of privacy by appropriation of another's name or likeness. The defendant published an article in a newsletter, identifying the plaintiff by name and including her picture, which detailed his investigation of the plaintiff's theft of bearer bonds and her subsequent criminal conviction. The plaintiff sued the defendant claiming that her privacy was invaded by appropriation of her name and likeness.

Ruling on the defendant's motion for summary judgment, the trial court held that even if the tort were cognizable in Colorado, the plaintiff's…