Case Analysis Template
Enter details for each of the elements across the columns ---> with overall result at the end. E.g. sample below
is for a private disclosure of public fact
Case
1. Public
2. of private fact 3. offensive and 4. which is not 4a. Newsworthy
4b. Social
Result
Disclosure
objectionable to of legitimate
value/Public
the reasonable public concern.
purpose
person
Enter Case Name and facts in the rows
Shulman v. Grp.
W Prods.
(Prevailing
case)
Yes - P's injured
in an auto
accident, car
overturned.
medical
transport nurse
was being filmed
for a TV
documentary
show "On
Scene:
Emergency
Response" camera man
caught
extracation and
nurse had mic
for audio
Y - Ps voice and
commentary
which P doesn't
feel shows her in
the best light.
did not constitute
a morbid and
sensational
prying into
private lives for
its own sake lurid and
sensational in
emotional tone,
or so intensely
personal in
contenct
Y - newsworthy b/c auto
accidents are of public
concern since many
people use automobiles
for transportations &
showing Ps injuries and
disorientation were
substantially relevant to
the segment
balance P's privacy rights
against Ds 1st
Amendment interest
Y - socially
valuable
summary
judgment
on private
facts