NAMES IN THE NEWS : Glamour Sued for $6 Million
The publishers of Glamour magazine are being sued for more than $6 million by a Twin Cities woman who was profiled in a 1988 article about sexual encounters between therapists and their patients.
The woman, Jill Ruzicka, claims she was promised anonymity when she granted an interview with a free-lance writer about her experiences of being sexually exploited by her psychiatrist. The magazine used the name Jill Lundquist in the story published in September, 1988, but Ruzicka says the use of her first name and other personal information enabled others to identify her.
Ruzicka, who is a member of the Minnesota Task Force on Sexual Exploitation by Counselors and Therapists, claims she lost her job with a Minneapolis law firm as a result of the story. She had earlier taken her psychiatrist to court and sued the Minnesota Board of Medical Examiners for its alleged failure to supervise the doctor appropriately.
An attorney for the publishers Wednesday asked a U.S. District Court judge to dismiss the suit, arguing that decisions made by writers and editors should not be second-guessed by the courts. Judge Harry MacLaughlin will rule later on the motion.
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