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· 10/10/1990

Magenis v. Fisher Broadcasting, Inc.

Citations

  • 798 P.2d 1106
  • 103 Or. App. 555
  • 18 Media L. Rep. (BNA) 1229
  • 1990 Ore. App. LEXIS 1324

How courts have described this case

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  • false light privacy requires “publicity” as defined in the Restatement (Second) Torts § 652: “communicating it to the public at large”
  • when a false light claim alleges facts that also constitute a defamation claim, the false light claim must be filed within the period for bringing a defamation claim
  • both applying Restatement (Second) Torts § 652B formulation

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Judges: Buttler, Warren, Rossman

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