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N.Y. Civil Rights Law § 50-c: Private right of action

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  1. Civil Rights Law
  2. Article 5. Right of Privacy

§ 50-c. Private right of action. If the identity of the victim of an

offense defined in subdivision one of section fifty-b of this article is

disclosed in violation of such section, any person injured by such

disclosure may bring an action to recover damages suffered by reason of

such wrongful disclosure. In any action brought under this section, the

court may award reasonable attorney's fees to a prevailing plaintiff.

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