Phillips v. Smalley Maintenance Services, Inc.

In this action, pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 2000e et seq., Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, before the United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit, certain pendent Alabama state law claims are presented for review. Because resolution of one pendent claim is dependent upon a question of law of the State of Alabama for which there seems to be no clear controlling precedent under our prior holdings, the Court of Appeals has certified to this Court the following questions:

1. Does the law of the State of Alabama recognize the tort of invasion of privacy in the form described in §…