David T. S. Fraser writes: Since the advent of the Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act, there has been uncertainty among lawyers, private investigators and insurers about what impact this law has on the litigation of private tort claims. There has been some guidance from the Ontario courts in the Ferenczy decision, but the…
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MN: Teacher’s rights violated when she was named in investigation of gay slurs, judge rules
Nancy Ngo reports: A judge has ruled the Minnesota Department of Human Rights violated the privacy of an Anoka-Hennepin school district teacher accused of making comments about a student’s perceived homosexuality by releasing the instructor’s name. Ramsey County District Judge Dale Lindman ruled late last week in favor of the teacher, Diane Cleveland, on two…
Burnsville man charged with taking hundreds of secret photos of girls
Joy Powell reports: A Burnsville man is suspected of taking hundreds of photos of unwitting girls’ inner thighs and panties at public libraries, parks, the Minnesota Zoo and in his neighborhood, court documents say. Dean K. Lindo, 38, is charged with five counts of “interference with privacy,” a felony, for allegedly holding a camera and…
AOL Suffers Blow In Lingering ‘Data Valdez’ Case
Wendy Davis: A federal judge presiding over the “Data Valdez” lawsuit has ruled that AOL members may pursue their attempt to force the company to destroy records about users’ searches. U.S. District Court Judge Saundra Brown Armstrong in Oakland, Calif. ruled recently that the consumers’ allegations — including the assertions that AOL “engages in a…