This Law Firm Publication by Jackson Lewis LLP discusses the Fourth District Court of Appeal for the State of California's ruling in Ignat v. Yum! Brands, Inc. et al. In this case, a bi-polar employee who missed work for her condition filed suit alleging a single cause of action for invasion of privacy by public disclosure of private facts, alleging that her supervisor told her department about her condition while she was out. The trial court dismissed the employee’s claim on summary judgment because the disclosure of her condition was not in writing. However, the appeals court reversed the dismissal, holding that limiting liability for public disclosure of private facts to those disclosures recorded in writing is contrary to the purpose of the tort.