Spouses in North Carolina whose husbands or wives infect them with a sexually transmitted disease (STD) can sue for monetary damages. (more…)

Four types of invasion of privacy are generally recognized: (1) appropriation of plaintiff’s name and likeness for a defendant’s advantage; (2) intrusion upon a plaintiff’s seclusion, solitude or private affairs; (3) public disclosure of embarrassing private facts about a plaintiff; and (4) publicity that places a plaintiff in a false light in the public eye. (more…)