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West Virginia

West Virginia recognizes the four privacy torts. 

The publication of a photograph of a female West Virginia miner that was used to illustrate an article about harassment of female miners elsewhere implied that the miner pictured had been harassed and was sufficient grounds for a false light claim. , 320 S.E.2d 70 (W. Va. 1984).

Photographers’ Guide to Privacy, Fall 2007. © 2007 The Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be reproduced without the written permission of the Reporters Committee.