Video surveillance - legal issues

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thanks gina. i feel they are just comming to a head on my appeal. i think

they are trying to get it done before the end of the month. kathy in il

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" Reasonable video surveillance is a legitimate and lawful method to

obtain evidence to defend a lawsuit or impeach a witness and videotape

surveillance is not per se a wrongful invasion of a person's privacy.

Ellenberg v. Pinkerton's, Inc., 130 Ga. App. 254, 202 S.E.2d 701 (1973).

However, the use of surveillance to harass or frighten is wrongful and a

surveillance conducted without reasonable restrictions on the time,

place and duration of the investigation may result in tort liability.

See, e.g., Uruh v. Truck Insurance Exchange, 102 Cal. Rptr. 815, 498

P.2d 1063 (Cal. Sup. Ct. 1972); Pinkerton National Detective Agency,

Inc. v. s, 108 Ga. App. 159, 132 S.E.2d 119 (1963). "

Source:

http://www.oalj.dol.gov/public/lgshore/refrnc/surveil.htm