What is the test for a "false light" invasion of privacy claim?
California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from Viswanathan v. Leland Stanford Jr. Univ., H036960, H037048 (Cal. App. 2012):
15. To prevail on her claim of "false light" invasion of privacy, she would have to prove to the jury that defendants made statements placing her in a false light that would be highly offensive to a reasonable person. (Fellows v. National Enquirer, Inc. (1986) 42 Cal.3d 234, 238-239.)
16. One of those 2009 complaints was made after plaintiff filed the original complaint in this action.
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