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This 7 page research paper addresses issues of privacy and tort liability in reference to a case scenario that involves church leaders breaching a parishioner's confidentiality as to personal discretions. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
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this disclosure, the church leaders advised Steve of their intention to inform the entire church as to the nature of Steves indiscretions, using the rationale that this would allow the
church members to help him in overcoming his problems. Steve was shocked and indicated his intention to leave the church rather than have his problems made public. Church leader denied
this request and informed Steve that he would also inform his neighbors and employer about his problems. The following paper discusses Steves rights in terms of libel law and the
Invasion of privacy torts, addressing specific issues. The privacy tort involved in this case and the question of libel In contemporary law, issues of privacy are regarded in terms
of four privacy torts that provide the basis on which court decide if legal recourse is appropriate. First described by William Prosser, these torts cover intrusion; public disclosure of private
facts; misappropriation of name or likeness; and false light (Waldo, Lin and Millett, 2007). Clearly, the second category is the most applicable to this case. This category pertains to the
dissemination of any information that a "reasonable person would object to having made public" (Waldo, Lin and Millett, 2007, p. 130). However, in order to provide legitimate grounds for a
lawsuit, the disclosure must be public, that is, disclosure to a limited number of people or to those who have a legitimate need to know this information is not considered
to be public disclosure (Waldo, Lin and Millett, 2007). Libel is defined as a defamatory statement that exposes an individual to "hatred, ridicule or contempt, or which causes him
to be shunned, or avoided, or which has a tendency to injure him in his office, profession or trade" (Fraser, 2007, p. 1). Defamatory statements, if they are in writing,
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