Legal Opinion
Farrow v. Allstate Insurance
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided July 15, 2008PublishedCited by 15 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
In an action to recover damages for an alleged invasion of privacy, the plaintiff appeals from an order of the Supreme Court, Suffolk County (Kerins, J.), dated July 10, 2007, which granted the defendants’ motion pursuant to CPLR 3211 (a) (7) to dismiss the complaint.
Ordered that the order is affirmed, with costs.
New York State does not recognize the common-law tort of invasion of privacy except to the extent it comes within Civil *564Rights Law §§ 50 and 51 (see Ram v Moritt, 205 AD2d 516, 517 [1994]; see also Cohen v Herbal Concepts, 63 NY2d 379 [1984]). Although the tort has assumed various…
2Cases cited2 opinions
- Cohen v. Herbal Concepts, Inc.New York Court of Appeals · 1984
- Ram v. MorittAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1994
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