Schmidt v. Ameritech Illinois

UNPUBLISHED Thomas Schmidt, while on disability leave from Ameritech for an injury unconnected to his employment, lied to his employer at least three times about going on a fishing trip. The employer then sought to determine his whereabouts by an intense investigation which included the examination and use of his personal telephone records. After being discharged, Thomas, his wife and his wife's employer filed suit on August 23, 1995, alleging that the defendants' conduct in 1994 constituted a cause of action entitled ""unreasonable intrusion upon seclusion"" and a second cause of action entitled ""private facts made public."" The circuit court directed a verdict on the ""private facts made public"" cause of action against the plaintiffs, who have not appealed that ruling.