California Court of Appeal

MARICH v. MGM/UA TELECOMM., INC., B154688

Parents were entitled to judgment on claims of intentional infliction of emotional distress, common-law invasion of privacy, based upon intrusion and public disclosure of private facts, and statutory invasion of privacy related to broadcast of a television show in which they were informed of their son's death.

Appellate Information

• Decided 11/18/2003
• Published 11/18/2003

Judges

•  HASTINGS, J.

Court

• California Court of Appeal

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
•  Watts & Associates and Laurence W. Watts, Houston, TX;  Evan D. Marshall for Plaintiffs and Appellants.


• For Appellees:
  
• Akin, Gump, Strauss, Hauer & Feld, Mirah A. Horowitz and Rex S. Heinke, Los Angeles, for Defendants and Respondents.