The Legal Environment of Business: Text and Cases (MindTap Course List)
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Author: Frank B. Cross, Roger LeRoy Miller
Publisher: Cengage Learning
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Chapter 9, Problem 5CT
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Case summary:The person N filed a suit against the company TG that due to a foreign substance on the floor, she slipped and got injured. The company TG filed a motion to inspect N’s FB profile as the suit was not only related to her physical condition but also to mental health. The person N wanted to protect her privacy and disallowed the inspection permission to TG. The court allowed the inspection to find out the mental condition of N.
To Find:The court decision on inspection of photos of N’s friends and family.
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