Private Facts--Common Law

Plaintiff must prove:

• Publication (publicity)
  • Evidence that the publication has been distributed to a number of people.

• Private Facts
  • Defined in law as private information
  • Not generally shared with others
  • Not in a public record
  • Obtained through use of illegal or unethical means.

• The publication of the private fact is highly offensive to a reasonable person

• The information is not of legitimate public concern or interest