United States DC Circuit

Judgment for defendant is reversed and questions of law are certified concerning whether, under the common law tort of intrusion upon seclusion, a business may be held liable when it discloses to a third person its customer's credit card information or details about its patrons' dining habits.

Appellate Information

• Argued 04/01/2004
• Decided 04/20/2004
• Published 04/20/2004

Judges

• Before:  RANDOLPH, ROGERS and GARLAND, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States DC Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Rodney R. Sweetland III argued the cause and filed the briefs for appellants.


• For Appellees:
  
• Daniel R. Lanier argued the cause and filed the brief for appellee.