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COOPER v. AMERICAN EXPRESS CO.

No. 78-2743 Summary Calendar.

593 F.2d 612 (1979)

Carolyn COOPER, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. AMERICAN EXPRESS COMPANY et al., Defendants-Appellants.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

April 19, 1979.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Frank M. Adkins, New Orleans, La., for defendants-appellants.

J. William Vaudry, Jr., Mitchell J. Hoffman, New Orleans, La., David B. Carnes, Gadsden, Ala., for plaintiff-appellee.

Before AINSWORTH, GODBOLD and VANCE, Circuit Judges.

PER CURIAM:

Defendants American Express Company and G. C. Services Corporation of Louisiana appeal the judgment following a jury verdict awarding compensatory and punitive damages for invasion of privacy to plaintiff Carolyn Cooper. They contend that, under the applicable conflict of laws rule, the district court erred in charging the jury that it could award punitive damages if it found that defendants' agent acted with actual malice in invading plaintiff's privacy...

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