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12 Michigan opinions name it 1 courts 1980–2026 6 in the last five years
The cases below were cited by Michigan courts in a sentence that names this issue. Sides come from how each citing opinion treated the case (Syfertize flag on that citation), so a case can appear on both: that is where the law is contested. A red or yellow chip is the case's own overall treatment.
| Case | Followed | Cited |
|---|---|---|
Arent v. Hatchgreen2 sentences2026In an invasion of privacy claim, “the wrong is done when the curtain of privacy is lifted.” Arent, 133 Mich App at 705 (cleaned up). 2019In the context of an invasion of privacy claim, “the wrong is done when the curtain of privacy is lifted.” Arent v Hatch, 133 Mich App 700, 705 ; 349 NW2d 536 (1984) (quotation marks, brackets, and citation omitted). | 1 | 2 |
Beaumont v. Browngreen2 sentences1982Beaumont v Brown, 401 Mich 80, 95, fn 10 ; 257 NW2d 522 (1977), Fry v Ionia Sentinel-Standard, 101 Mich App 725, 728 ; 300 NW2d 687 (1980). 1982Beaumont v Brown, 401 Mich 80, 95, fn 10 ; 257 NW2d 522 (1977), Fry v Ionia Sentinel-Standard, 101 Mich App 725, 728 ; 300 NW2d 687 (1980). | 1 | 2 |
| Case | Negative | Cited |
|---|---|---|
| No negative-treatment citations attached to this issue in Michigan. Read the followed side critically anyway. | ||
| Case | Cited | Years |
|---|---|---|
Catherine Puetz Md v. Spectrum Health Hospitals
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2 sentences2023In Puetz v Spectrum Health Hospitals, 324 Mich App 51 ; 919 NW2d 439 (2018), this Court explained: An invasion-of-privacy claim protects against four types of invasion of privacy: “(1) intrusion upon the plaintiff’s seclusion or solitude or into his private affairs; (2) public disclosure of embarrassing private facts about the plaintiff; (3) publicity that places the plaintiff in a false light in the public eye; and (4) appropriation, for the defendant’s advantage, of the plaintiff’s name or likeness.” Doe v Mills, 212 Mich App 73, 80 ; 536 NW.2d 824 (1995). . . . 2023In Puetz v Spectrum Health Hospitals, 324 Mich App 51 ; 919 NW2d 439 (2018), this Court explained: An invasion-of-privacy claim protects against four types of invasion of privacy: “(1) intrusion upon the plaintiff’s seclusion or solitude or into his private affairs; (2) public disclosure of embarrassing private facts about the plaintiff; (3) publicity that places the plaintiff in a false light in the public eye; and (4) appropriation, for the defendant’s advantage, of the plaintiff’s name or likeness.” Doe v Mills, 212 Mich App 73, 80 ; 536 NW.2d 824 (1995). . . . | 3 | 2022–2023 |
Doe v. Mills
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2 sentences2023In Puetz v Spectrum Health Hospitals, 324 Mich App 51 ; 919 NW2d 439 (2018), this Court explained: An invasion-of-privacy claim protects against four types of invasion of privacy: “(1) intrusion upon the plaintiff’s seclusion or solitude or into his private affairs; (2) public disclosure of embarrassing private facts about the plaintiff; (3) publicity that places the plaintiff in a false light in the public eye; and (4) appropriation, for the defendant’s advantage, of the plaintiff’s name or likeness.” Doe v Mills, 212 Mich App 73, 80 ; 536 NW.2d 824 (1995). . . . 2023In Puetz v Spectrum Health Hospitals, 324 Mich App 51 ; 919 NW2d 439 (2018), this Court explained: An invasion-of-privacy claim protects against four types of invasion of privacy: “(1) intrusion upon the plaintiff’s seclusion or solitude or into his private affairs; (2) public disclosure of embarrassing private facts about the plaintiff; (3) publicity that places the plaintiff in a false light in the public eye; and (4) appropriation, for the defendant’s advantage, of the plaintiff’s name or likeness.” Doe v Mills, 212 Mich App 73, 80 ; 536 NW.2d 824 (1995). . . . | 3 | 2018–2023 |
Duran v. Detroit News, Inc.
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2 sentences2023“In order to maintain an action for false-light invasion of privacy, a plaintiff must show that the defendant broadcast to the public in general, or to a large number of people, information that was unreasonable and highly objectionable by attributing to the plaintiff characteristics, conduct, or beliefs that were false and placed the plaintiff in a false position.” Duran v Detroit News, Inc, 200 Mich App 622, 631-632 ; 504 NW2d 715 (1993). 2023“In order to maintain an action for false-light invasion of privacy, a plaintiff must show that the defendant broadcast to the public in general, or to a large number of people, information that was unreasonable and highly objectionable by attributing to the plaintiff characteristics, conduct, or beliefs that were false and placed the plaintiff in a false position.” Duran v Detroit News, Inc, 200 Mich App 622, 631-632 ; 504 NW2d 715 (1993). | 1 | 2023–2023 |
Tobin v. Civil Service Commission
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2 sentences2023In Tobin, 416 Mich at 663-664 , the plaintiffs sought to enjoin disclosure of a list of names and addresses of state civil service employees to a labor organization in response to a request under the Freedom of Information Act, MCL 15.231 et seq., relying on common-law and constitutional privacy rights, id. at 671-672 . 2023In Tobin, 416 Mich at 663-664 , the plaintiffs sought to enjoin disclosure of a list of names and addresses of state civil service employees to a labor organization in response to a request under the Freedom of Information Act, MCL 15.231 et seq., relying on common-law and constitutional privacy rights, id. at 671-672 . | 1 | 2023–2023 |
Bradshaw v. Michigan National Bank
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2 sentences2023This Court rejected the plaintiff’s invasion of privacy claim, explicitly holding that “the unsolicited mailing of a credit card is not an invasion of privacy.” Id. 2023Id. | 1 | 2023–2023 |
Swickard v. Wayne County Medical Examiner
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2 sentences2021In addition, as to the invasion of privacy of claim, the trial court also relied on Swickard v Wayne County Medical Examiner, 438 Mich 536 ; 475 NW2d 304 (1991), to find that there was no privacy interest at issue which could have been violated. 2021In addition, as to the invasion of privacy of claim, the trial court also relied on Swickard v Wayne County Medical Examiner, 438 Mich 536 ; 475 NW2d 304 (1991), to find that there was no privacy interest at issue which could have been violated. | 1 | 2021–2021 |
Berger v. Barton
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1 sentence1987In Paul v Davis, 424 US 693 ; 96 S Ct 1155 ; 47 L Ed 2d 405 (1976), reh den 425 US 985 ; 96 S Ct 2194 ; 48 L Ed 2d 811 (1976), the Supreme Court rejected the invasion of privacy claim of the respondent, whose "mug shot” was included in a Louisville Police Department flyer depicting "active shoplifters.” The shoplifting charge against the respondent was dismissed following circulation of the flyer to approximately eight hundred Louisville merchants. | 1 | 1987–1987 |
Paul v. Davis
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2 sentences1987In Paul v Davis, 424 US 693 ; 96 S Ct 1155 ; 47 L Ed 2d 405 (1976), reh den 425 US 985 ; 96 S Ct 2194 ; 48 L Ed 2d 811 (1976), the Supreme Court rejected the invasion of privacy claim of the respondent, whose "mug shot” was included in a Louisville Police Department flyer depicting "active shoplifters.” The shoplifting charge against the respondent was dismissed following circulation of the flyer to approximately eight hundred Louisville merchants. 1987In Paul v Davis, 424 US 693 ; 96 S Ct 1155 ; 47 L Ed 2d 405 (1976), reh den 425 US 985 ; 96 S Ct 2194 ; 48 L Ed 2d 811 (1976), the Supreme Court rejected the invasion of privacy claim of the respondent, whose "mug shot” was included in a Louisville Police Department flyer depicting "active shoplifters.” The shoplifting charge against the respondent was dismissed following circulation of the flyer to approximately eight hundred Louisville merchants. | 1 | 1987–1987 |
Fry v. Ionia Sentinel-Standard
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2 sentences1982Beaumont v Brown, 401 Mich 80, 95, fn 10 ; 257 NW2d 522 (1977), Fry v Ionia Sentinel-Standard, 101 Mich App 725, 728 ; 300 NW2d 687 (1980). 1982Beaumont v Brown, 401 Mich 80, 95, fn 10 ; 257 NW2d 522 (1977), Fry v Ionia Sentinel-Standard, 101 Mich App 725, 728 ; 300 NW2d 687 (1980). | 1 | 1982–1982 |
Counted by distinct opinions that both name this issue and are annotated to the section; sections every opinion cites regardless of issue are not filtered here, so read the counts against the total above.
Opinions by the citing court's state. A doctrine retained in one state and abandoned in another shows up here as a year span that stalls.