Legal Question in Civil Litigation in Illinois
An individual who disclosed their email password became angry when they felt that another individual was reading the account. Through the reading of their account it was discovered that the individual was a homosexual. The person reading the account had a personal relationship with the individual's girlfriend and emailed her a one line email that read ''he is a homosexual.'' To prove that the email was indeed read, the individual in question broke into the other person's account and forwarded themselves and others emails that supposedly proved that their email was being read. Are there any legal issues here? The information sent to the girlfriend was in fact true and to attempt to prove that email was being read the individual in question broke into the other person's email. Can the individual sue? If they can, can't the other individual sue as well?
1 Answer from Attorneys
Re: email
There is a case for invasion of privacy. It is doubtful that many lawyers would take that case on a total contingency. It may require some money up front. Those personal cases can be a total mess. It's like a messy divorce. William S. Stern
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