OUJI-CIV No. 28.15

INVASION OF PRIVACY – ELEMENTS (FALSE LIGHT)

In order to recover fo r invasion of privacy, [Plaintiff] has the burden of

proving the following elements by the greater weight of the evidence:

1. [Defendant] made a public

[statement/disclosure/announcement/ declaration] about

[Plaintiff];

2. That placed [Plaintiff] in a false light before the public;

3. The false light was highly offensive to a reasonable person; and

4. [Defendant] either knew the public [statement/disclosure/

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announcement/declaration] was false and would place [Plaintiff] in

a false light, or [Defendant] had serious doubt as to whether the

public [statement/disclosure/announcement/declaration] was true

or false and would place [Plaintiff] in a false light.