MGMT520
Assignment – Week 3 – Esposito-Hilder vs. SFX case
Jennifer Rhodes
DeVry University – Keller Graduate School of Management
MGMT 520 – Legal, Political and Ethical Dimensions of Business
Professor William Dillon
May 26, 2013
1) What is the most “jealousy” protected kind of speech, according to the court in this case? (3 points)
Answer: According to the court in this case, the most jealousy protected speech is that which advances the free, uninhibited flow of ideas and opinions on matters of public interest and concern. That which is addressed to matters of private concern, or focuses upon persons who are not “public figures” is less stringently protected.
2) What court decided the case in the assignment? (2 points)
Answer: Supreme Court of New York
3) Briefly – state the facts of this case, using the information found in the case in LexisNexis. (5 points)
Answer: In this case, radio station and disc jockeys (defendants) challenged the judgment of the Supreme Court of New York, which denied their motion to dismiss the plaintiff private individual complaint for failure to state a cause of action in her action alleging intentional infliction of emotional distress.
According to the information provided in this case, the plaintiff private individual bridal photograph was published in a local newspaper along with those of other brides. The same day, during a broadcast, the defendants engaged in a routine known as the “ugliest bride” contest. During this contest, they made derogatory and disparaging comments about plaintiff’s appearance. The plaintiff alleged that the defendants deviated from the regular routine of the contest by disclosing her full name that she worked as a competing radio station, as well as the identity of, and her relations with, her superiors.
The plaintiff alleged that she and her supervisors heard this broadcast and as a result of its offensive content, she experienced extreme emotional distress at
Jennifer Rhodes
DeVry University – Keller Graduate School of Management
MGMT 520 – Legal, Political and Ethical Dimensions of Business
Professor William Dillon
May 26, 2013
1) What is the most “jealousy” protected kind of speech, according to the court in this case? (3 points)
Answer: According to the court in this case, the most jealousy protected speech is that which advances the free, uninhibited flow of ideas and opinions on matters of public interest and concern. That which is addressed to matters of private concern, or focuses upon persons who are not “public figures” is less stringently protected.
2) What court decided the case in the assignment? (2 points)
Answer: Supreme Court of New York
3) Briefly – state the facts of this case, using the information found in the case in LexisNexis. (5 points)
Answer: In this case, radio station and disc jockeys (defendants) challenged the judgment of the Supreme Court of New York, which denied their motion to dismiss the plaintiff private individual complaint for failure to state a cause of action in her action alleging intentional infliction of emotional distress.
According to the information provided in this case, the plaintiff private individual bridal photograph was published in a local newspaper along with those of other brides. The same day, during a broadcast, the defendants engaged in a routine known as the “ugliest bride” contest. During this contest, they made derogatory and disparaging comments about plaintiff’s appearance. The plaintiff alleged that the defendants deviated from the regular routine of the contest by disclosing her full name that she worked as a competing radio station, as well as the identity of, and her relations with, her superiors.
The plaintiff alleged that she and her supervisors heard this broadcast and as a result of its offensive content, she experienced extreme emotional distress at