From hidden cameras for a comedy program to newsgathering methods on matters of profound public interest, we have represented clients in all types of privacy actions, including claims for intrusion on seclusion, eavesdropping, wiretapping, publication of private facts and false light invasion of privacy.

• Shulman v. Group W Productions, Inc., 18 Cal. 4th 200 (1998). Represented media defendants in this landmark California Supreme Court case setting the parameters for several kinds of privacy claims, i ncluding intrusion on seclusion and publication of private facts, based on newsgathering at an accident scene and in a rescue helicopter.
  
  
• Berger v. Hanlon. On remand from the United States Supreme Court, represented cable television stations in this “ride-along” case in federal district court in Montana, where the plaintiff complained that the media should not have followed law enforcement on to his property.
  
  
• Lieberman v. KCOP Television, Inc., 110 Cal. App. 4th 156 (2003). Represented television station in this landmark case setting the bounds of the media’s use of hidden recording devices in California.
  
  
• Defended cable television company against privacy claims stemming from footage gathered for Candid Camera-style program.