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HAWKINS v. MULTIMEDIA, INC.

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288 S.C. 569 (1986)

344 S.E.2d 145

Craig HAWKINS, By and Through his Guardian ad Litem, Linda HAWKINS, Respondent v. MULTIMEDIA, INC., Appellant.

Supreme Court of South Carolina.

Decided March 11, 1986.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

David L. Freeman and Carl F. Muller of Wyche, Burgess, Freeman & Parham, Greenville, for appellant.

C. Robert Faucette and Terry Haselden of Faucette & Rudasill, Spartanburg, for respondent.

Heard Nov. 19, 1985.

Decided March 11, 1986.

NESS, Chief Justice:

This is an action by a minor child, respondent Craig Hawkins, against appellant Multimedia for invasion of privacy. Craig obtained a verdict against Multimedia for $1,500 actual and $25,000 punitive damages. We affirm.

Multimedia published a story in its newspaper concerning the problem of teenage pregnancies. A sidebar article identified Craig as the teenage father of an illegitimate...

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