SUBREDDIT: r/legaladvice
TITLE: Alabama and/or California Law about performing background checks
POST: I was wondering if anyone has any information about parents performing background checks on people associated with their children. I'm 25 years old and my mom (without my knowledge) hired a PI to do a background check on a friend of mine. In the report, it says everything was in compliance with Alabama (where I live, he lives in California) and Federal laws, though I'm curious as to what the actual law states. And also from what I've read, everything in the report was from public record. So, my guess would be everything was in compliance but I would still like to know if there's any legal action my friend could take against my mother.
TL;DR: 
According to alabama law, is there any legal action of person can take against another person for performing a background check without their permission?