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· 6/25/1999

Benitez v. KFC National Management Co.

Citations

  • 714 N.E.2d 1002
  • 305 Ill. App. 3d 1027
  • 239 Ill. Dec. 705

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

  • poking holes in ceiling of women’s restroom and viewing plaintiffs is sufficient intrusion upon seclusion claim
  • construing Thomas v. Pearl, 998 F.2d 447, 452 (7th Cir. 1993
  • “[e]xamples of actionable intrusion upon seclusion would include invading someone’s home, illegally searching someone’s shopping bag in a store, eavesdropping by wiretapping, peering into the windows of a private home, or making persistent and unwanted telephone calls”
  • videotaping of medical examination found to be “highly offensive” behavior
  • “The fact that publication is not an element of intrusion upon seclusion is crucial, since the plain language of section 13-201 indicates that the one-year statute of limitations governs only libel, slander and privacy torts involving publication … ”
  • spying on plaintiff in a restroom facility

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Judges: Colwell

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