Intentional Torts

Posted on October 2, 2008 by Brien Roche

PHOTOGRAPHER REPEATEDLY SENDS DESTROYED WEDDING PHOTOS TO NEWLYWEDS: HARASSMENT: EMOTIONAL DISTRESS: VERDICT: PUNITIVE DAMAGES.

Vickers v. Elden, W. Va., Ohio Co. Cir., No. 02-C-290, November 28, 2007.

When the Vickers got married in 2000, they hired Elden and his photography studio to take the wedding pictures. They paid Elden in full for his work. The next year, however, he began sending the Vickers and the groom’s parents, the Murrays, as well as other members of the family, cut up photo negatives and photos with the faces scribbled out. He also sent shattered photo CDs. The dozens of mailings were allegedly sometimes accompanied by poetry written by Elden and became increasingly threatening and disturbing. The Vickers and the Murrays repeatedly asked Elden to stop sending the materials, but he continued. They suffered emotional distress as a result of the alleged harassment.

The jury awarded plaintiffs $550,000, including $400,000 in punitive damages. The bride was awarded $100,000, the groom $25,000, his mother $20,000, and his father $5,000.

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