Pachowitz v. Ledoux: A Case on Invasion of Privacy and Attorney Fees

Running Head: Pachowitz v. Ledoux
Healthcare Law
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I have selected the decision in Pachowitz v. Ledoux for this task. The full citation of the case is
(Pachowitz v. Ledoux, 2003 WL 21221823 (Wis.App. May 28, 2003)
Questions:
1. Information on the identity of the opinion court can be obtained from the citation of the
case. From the citation, the court is indicated as Court of Appeal of Wisconsin.
2. The issues to be decided by the opinion court include:
a) Whether there was invasion of privacy according to Wis. Stat. § 895.50 when
LeDoux disclosed Pachowit’z private information;
b) Whether there was reckless or unreasonable conduct on the part of LeDoux when
he disclosed Pachowit’z private information; and
c) Whether Pachowit’z was entitled to attorney fees.
3. Decision of the Court below
The trial court had denied the appellant’s action to change the jury’s answer and
proceeded to set Pachowit’z reasonable attorney fees at 30,460. The trial court further
rejected LeDoux’s offer for judgment but held that Pachowit’s offer of settlement was
valid (Crawford & Schultz, 2014, p. 32). Consequently, the trial court awarded Pachowit
compensatory damages for breach of privacy amounting to 3000 and $ 30,460 as attorney
fees.
4. Decision of the Opinion Court
The opinion court held that LeDoux had invaded Pachowitz’s right to privacy under Wis.
Stat. § 895.50, held that Pachowitz attorney fees of $30,460 was reasonable. That
LeDoux offer of judgment was invalid. The court also found and held that Pachowitz
offer for settlement was invalid. The court remanded the case with directions that the
court below enters judgment that is consistent with the observations and opinion of the
Appellate court (Solove & Schwartz, 2014, p. 12).