Denver Publishing Co. v. Bueno

54 P.3d 893 (2002)

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Denver Publishing Co. v. Bueno

Colorado Supreme Court
54 P.3d 893 (2002)

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Facts

The Denver Publishing Company (newspaper) (defendant) published a story entitled “Denver’s Biggest Crime Family” about a family called the Buenos. The story described various misdeeds and crimes of those in the Bueno family. The story included a photo and description of Eddie Bueno (plaintiff). Eddie, however, had left the family at a young age, served in the army, and had a successful career. Although the reporter for the story had repeatedly tried to contact Eddie, Eddie never returned her calls. In response to the implications of Eddie’s association with the criminal acts of his family, Eddie sued the newspaper. Specifically, Eddie sued for, as relevant here, invasion of privacy by placing him in a false light and defamation. At trial, the district court directed a verdict for the newspaper on Eddie’s defamation claim, concluding that Eddie had failed to establish sufficient evidence of damages. The invasion-of-privacy claim went to the jury, which returned a verdict in favor of Eddie. The newspaper appealed that verdict, arguing that Colorado should not recognize the tort of invasion of privacy by false light. The Colorado Court of Appeals rejected that claim, and the Colorado Supreme Court granted review.

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Issue

Holding and Reasoning (Kourlis, J.)

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