NEWSPAPER SUED FOR DEFAMATION FOR USING PHOTO OF MOTHER IN POSTPARTUM-DEPRESSION ARTICLE WITHOUT HER KNOWLEDGE OR PERMISSION
May 2, 2004 (Press Release) --
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Yoon Hee Lee never experienced any mental-health problems after childbirth. But The Korea Times, a daily Korean-language U.S. newspaper, used a color photo of Mrs. Lee and her newborn in a March 16, 2004 article on postpartum depression.
According to the article, mothers with this mental illness may “commit suicide” or have the “urge to hurt or kill” their babies.
In response, the Lee family commenced a $6 million lawsuit seeking general and punitive damages from the ethnic daily paper. The lawsuit, brought in the Supreme of N.Y., Queens County, alleges defamation and privacy-rights violations under New York law.
“Mrs. Lee never experienced any mental-health problems associated with childbirth” said Mrs. Lee’s attorney, Peter M. Agulnick. “As such, it was absolutely thoughtless that The Korea Times used her picture without her knowledge or permission.” In addition, Agulnick stated, “the newspaper apparently selected the photo at random from its ‘photo file’ and never bothered to do any fact checking at all.”
“Lee family members were shocked to first learn of the defamatory article when friends, family, and business acquaintances deluged them with telephone calls asking if Mrs. Lee and her baby were ‘okay,’ ” Agulnick said. Mrs. Lee’s legal papers state the article hurt her family because The Korea Times is so widely read in the close-knit Korean-American community.
Peter M. Agulnick is a civil litigation attorney based in New York City. He represents a variety of clients in matters involving commercial/business disputes, civil rights, personal injury, insurance law, and judgment enforcement.
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FOR MORE INFORMATION CONTACT:
Peter M. Agulnick; law offices of PETER M. AGULNICK, P.C.
321 Broadway, 2nd Floor
New York, NY 10007
Tel. 212-571-2266
E-mail info@agulnicklaw.com
Website www.agulnicklaw.com
Yoon Hee Lee never experienced any mental-health problems after childbirth. But The Korea Times, a daily Korean-language U.S. newspaper, used a color photo of Mrs. Lee and her newborn in a March 16, 2004 article on postpartum depression.
According to the article, mothers with this mental illness may “commit suicide” or have the “urge to hurt or kill” their babies.
In response, the Lee family commenced a $6 million lawsuit seeking general and punitive damages from the ethnic daily paper. The lawsuit, brought in the Supreme of N.Y., Queens County, alleges defamation and privacy-rights violations under New York law.
“Mrs. Lee never experienced any mental-health problems associated with childbirth” said Mrs. Lee’s attorney, Peter M. Agulnick. “As such, it was absolutely thoughtless that The Korea Times used her picture without her knowledge or permission.” In addition, Agulnick stated, “the newspaper apparently selected the photo at random from its ‘photo file’ and never bothered to do any fact checking at all.”
“Lee family members were shocked to first learn of the defamatory article when friends, family, and business acquaintances deluged them with telephone calls asking if Mrs. Lee and her baby were ‘okay,’ ” Agulnick said. Mrs. Lee’s legal papers state the article hurt her family because The Korea Times is so widely read in the close-knit Korean-American community.
Peter M. Agulnick is a civil litigation attorney based in New York City. He represents a variety of clients in matters involving commercial/business disputes, civil rights, personal injury, insurance law, and judgment enforcement.
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FOR MORE INFORMATION CONTACT:
Peter M. Agulnick; law offices of PETER M. AGULNICK, P.C.
321 Broadway, 2nd Floor
New York, NY 10007
Tel. 212-571-2266
E-mail info@agulnicklaw.com
Website www.agulnicklaw.com
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