CASTRO v. NYT TELEVISION


895 A.2d 1173 (2006)

384 N.J. Super. 601

Michael CASTRO, Julio Trinidad Costa, on behalf of themselves and others similarly situated, Plaintiffs-Respondents/Cross-Appellants, v. NYT TELEVISION, The New York Times Company, Discovery Communications, Inc., Jersey Shore Medical Center, and Meridian Health System, Defendants-Appellants/Cross-Respondents.

Superior Court of New Jersey, Appellate Division.

Decided April 19, 2006.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Charles S. Sims, argued the cause for appellants-cross-respondents NYT Television, The New York Times Company and Discovery Communications, Inc. (Proskauer Rose, Newark, attorneys; Mr. Sims, Matthew J. Morris and John R. Seewald, Jr., Newark, on the brief).

J. Barry Cocoziello, Newark, argued the cause for appellants-cross-respondents Jersey Shore Medical Center and Meridian Health System (Podvey, Meanor, Catenacci, Hildner, Cocoziello & Chattman, attorneys; Mr. Cocoziello, on the brief).

Gerald H. Clark, argued the cause for respondents-cross-appellants (Lynch, Keefe, Bartels, Shrewsbury and Gill & Chamas, Woodbury, attorneys; John E. Keefe, Jr., Richard Sciria and Mr. Clark, Shrewsbury, of counsel and on the brief).

Before Judges SKILLMAN, AXELRAD and PAYNE.


The opinion of the court was delivered by

SKILLMAN, P.J.A.D.

This appeal involves the maintainability as a class action of a complaint asserting tort claims for invasion of privacy by an unreasonable intrusion upon the seclusion of another and by giving unreasonable publicity to another's private life.

The two putative class representatives, Michael Castro and Julio Costa, were admitted to the emergency room at Jersey Shore Medical Center in July 2001...

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