Supreme Court of Virginia· 6/7/2002

WJLA-TV. v. Levin

Citations

564 S.E.2d 383
264 Va. 140
30 Media L. Rep. (BNA) 2249
2002 Va. LEXIS 87

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recognizing that of the common law torts for invasion of privacy the Virginia General Assembly only codified misappropriation of name or likeness for commercial purposes, implicitly excluding invasion of privacy torts recognized in other jurisdictions
noting that a plaintiff may rely upon statements made before his actual identification, so long as such statements were made by the same defendant concerning the same subject or event over a short period of time
noting that a plaintiff may rely upon statements made before his actual identification, so long as such statements were made by the same defendant concerning the same sub- ject or event over a short period of time
station “told its viewers to watch this broadcast to find out what the ‘Dirty Doc’ had done to his patients”
under Virginia law, plaintiff who alleges that defendant make unauthorized use of plaintiffs name in a context that is false and offensive is limited to proving defamation
if allegations are presented as fact, then they fall outside the realm of protected opinion

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Judges: Koontz

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