Claim For False-Light Invasion Of Privacy Held Premature

Louisiana courts generally hold that a claim for defamation is premature if the claim arises from statements made in litigation against a party to that litigation, and that litigation has not yet terminated. In Simpson v. Perry, rendered today, a five-judge panel of the First Circuit extends that rule to a claim for false-light invasion of privacy.

Posted by RPW at July 14, 2004 03:04 PM