Prof. Jill Hasday Discusses Her Book, Intimate Lies and the Law, in the Minnesota Star Tribune

Professor Jill Hasday, Distinguished McKnight University Professor and Centennial Professor in Law, discussed her book, Intimate Lies and the Law, in the Minnesota Star Tribune. The article reported on how a romantic relationship that started on Tinder led to a civil jury trial in Hennepin County District Court that ended with monetary damages being awarded for inflicting emotional distress. “In general, the law denies remedies for intimate deception, even though intimate deception can inflict enormous, even life-changing injuries,” Hasday said. She said these cases often involve an extreme depth of feeling over being wronged. “Their worries about having a sufficient legal remedy sometimes lead them to take the law into their own hands, which is a mistake,” she said, adding that “for better or worse,” nothing surprises her anymore about deception between intimate partners.