By Associated Press, 10/04/02

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Attorneys for a Florida State University student said she has settled her lawsuit against the producers of a "Girls Gone Wild" video in which she exposed her breasts.

Becky Lynn Gritzke, a business major, contended MRA Holdings LLC violated her privacy when it marketed images of her flashing during Mardi Gras in New Orleans last year.

The video company said Mardi Gras was a newsworthy event and that people who removed their clothes in public during the celebration forfeited their right to privacy.

The case was scheduled for trial next week, but Gritzke's lawyers moved to dismiss it Tuesday when a settlement was reached. U.S. District Judge Robert L. Hinkle issued an order closing the case Wednesday.

Financial terms of the settlement were confidential, but an attorney for Gritzke said MRA Holdings must stop distributing the video and all advertising containing Gritzke's image.

Gritzke's suit sought damages based on her embarrassment and suffering as well as what it called the unjust enrichment of the video company as the result of the unauthorized use of her image.