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Media

Jul. 7, 1999

Once Again, a Court Cuts Back on Reality TV Tactics

Following a wave of higher court rulings condemning news media tactics, a divided state appeal panel has allowed the parents of an apparent drug-overdose victim to bring an invasion of privacy suit against the television show that filmed the police discovering the body.

By Anna Marie Stolley
Daily Journal Staff Writer
        Following a wave of higher court rulings condemning news media tactics, a divided state appeal panel has allowed the parents of an apparent drug-overdose victim to bring an invasion of privacy suit against the television show that filmed the police discovering the body.
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