I Like Burgers

February 24th, 2016 at 9:39 PM ^

Did he also sue the hospital? Seems like that would be a no-brainer. Not too sure what kind of case he has against Schefter though. Reporters report private details all the time, and Schefter isn't bound by HIPPA to keep the info confidential.



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February 24th, 2016 at 9:59 PM ^

According to the article, his claim is that Schefter improperly obtained the records. I had a case like that once; an opposing counsel was looking for dirt on my client, so she called his mental health provider, said she had a release-of-information form (she didn't) and then interviewed the client's caseworker. Yes, the mental health provider should have insisted on seeing the release form before giving out information, but the lawyer still violated HIPAA by obtaining private health information on false pretenses. If Schefter did something like that (tricked the hospital into releasing JPP's records), there might be a case against him.

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MGoblu8

February 25th, 2016 at 1:02 AM ^

Just asking: would HITECH apply? If so, while JPP couldn't sue the hospital, action could be brought by SAG if willful neglect were found, correct? BTW: not a lawyer, but I am a risk manager. I would defer such things to our Facility Privacy Officer. I can assure you that this is/will be a huge pain in the ass for the hospital, but I would guess not for ESPN/Schefter.

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Sac Fly

February 24th, 2016 at 9:43 PM ^

I could see him winning easily if he was going after the person who leaked his medical information, but Schefter didn't break any laws because he isn't a medical professional. You can't sue someone for reporting the news. 

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JOHNNAVARREISMYHERO

February 24th, 2016 at 10:08 PM ^

I cringe everytime Michigan includes Schefter in anything related to our school.

I don't care if he went here or what ties he has here, but his performance during the coaching search was downright laughable.  

 

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Blueblood2991

February 25th, 2016 at 2:06 AM ^

Ehh I have to disagree.  Even though I do think he is an assclown, he is one of the few remaining professionals that actually does investigative journalism.  Way too many "journalists" have a career simply by writing their articles based on Schefter's tweets.

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PopeLando

February 24th, 2016 at 10:10 PM ^

I think he's suing the wrong person, unless Schefter broke some other law (if, for instance, the medical report was stolen from JPP's apartment...by Schefter). The right person to sue would be the one who gave Schefter the report. You can't just release medical records like that. Dude's got a right to privacy, but if a reporter already has a juicy tidbit, there's very little to stop him from printing it. This isn't England.

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I Like Burgers

February 24th, 2016 at 11:28 PM ^

I don't think they need to sue to find out the source. If I remember right, the hospital found out who it was and fired them already.

Either way they'd never give up the source if it wasn't known. ESPN would never get an off the record quote again if they did that. It's worth paying a million or so to protect that.



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