An individual has a right of privacy. The right of privacy can be thought of as the right of a person to be free from unnecessary publicity, the appropriating or exploiting of the person's personality, intrusion into or publicizing of private affairs or activities that is inappropriate or of no real concern to the general public, causing outrage, humiliation, shame, or other form of suffering to the person. The law provides special protection against violations of an individual's privacy.

The four common forms of a legal claim for invasion of privacy are as follows:

1. Wrongful intrusion on the solitude or seclusion of another or his or her private affairs or concerns;
2. Publicity which violates reasonable and ordinary sensibilities and decencies;
3. Putting Plaintiff in a false, though not necessarily defamatory, position or light in the public eye; and
4. Commercial appropriation of some element of Plaintiff's personality.

Cole and Hodges have handled civil cases involving invasion of privacy claims. Cole and Hodges are willing to discuss your situation and help you determine what your legal options are.

IF YOU OR SOMEONE YOU KNOW HAS BEEN DAMAGED BY AN INVASION OF PRIVACY CONTACT COLE AND HODGES ONLINE OR CALL US AT (888) 539-3110 TO SET UP A FREE CONSULTATION.