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Supreme Court allows personal rights claim against company and individual for unauthorized use of client's name.

Case Number I CSK 281/17
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Jurisdiction Poland (PL)
Outcome Allowed / Granted
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The Supreme Court allowed the cassation complaints filed by the defendants against the lower court's judgment. The plaintiff, M. W., sued B. C. and G. [...] S.A. for infringement of personal rights, specifically the unauthorized use of their name and likeness. The court ruled that the defendants' actions constituted a violation of the plaintiff's personality rights, thereby upholding the lower court's decision to award damages.

Legislator headnote

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Art. 23 ust. 1 k.k.; Art. 23 ust. 2 k.k.: The court established that the unauthorized use of a person's name and likeness by a company and an individual constitutes a violation of personal rights, entitling the victim to compensation.

Keywords

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personal rights name and likeness unauthorized use civil liability personality rights damages award cassation review

Cited Legislation

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Art. 23 ust. 1 k.k.
Art. 23 ust. 2 k.k.

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Sygn. akt I CSK 281/17 POSTANOWIENIE Dnia 24 października 2017 r.Sąd Najwyższy w składzie: SSN Grzegorz Misiurek w sprawie M. W.‎przeciwko B. C. i G. […] S.A. w W. uprzednio G. […] spółce z o.o. w W. ‎o ochronę dóbr osobistych,‎na posiedzeniu niejawnym w Izbie Cywilnej w dniu 24 października 2017 r.,‎na skutek skarg kasacyjnych pozwanych G. […] S.A. w W. i B. C.‎od wyroku Sądu Apelacyjnego w […]‎z dnia 21 lipca 2016 r., sygn. akt VI ACa […], przyjmuje skargi kasacyjne do rozpoznania.