Tamara openly talks to her co-workers about her intimate liaisons with certain clients of her firm.Tamara's supervisor,Peter,comes to know about this.During her performance review,he mentions that her behavior can harm the reputation of the company.Tamara believes that when senior officials view the performance review,it will project her as a woman of questionable morals.In this case,Peter has committed the tort of publication in false light.

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The prima facie case of publication in a false light requires that there was a public disclosure of facts that place the employee in a false light before the public if the false light would be highly offensive to a reasonable person and the person providing the information had knowledge of or recklessly disregarded the falsity or false light of the publication. Claims of publication in a false light may be waived by an employee if the employee also publishes the information or willingly or knowingly permits it to be published. In this case, as Tamara revealed the information about her liaisons to her co-workers herself, Peter has not committed the tort of publication in a false light.

Tamara Openly Talks to Her Co-Workers About Her Intimate Liaisons