According to the New York Post, a Florida judge has given the go-ahead to a case against ESPN and NFL Insider Adam Schefter brought forth by New York Giants defensive end Jason Pierre-Paul for Shefter posting the player’s medical records online.
The ruling was issued by Miami federal court judge Marcia G. Cooke.
“The court correctly ruled that Jason properly stated an invasion of privacy claim against ESPN and Adam Schefter, who we allege improperly published Jason’s medical records. Today’s ruling is a recognition of Jason’s right, as a professional athlete, to oppose the publication of his medical records without his consent,” said the football player’s attorney, Mitchell Schuster of Meister Seelig & Fein.
Pierre-Paul blew his finger off during a July 4 fireworks mishap last year and was treated at Jackson Memorial Hospital in Miami.
Lawyers for ESPN and Schefter had asked the judge to toss the case citing First Amendment protections. Pierre-Paul is suing for unspecified damages.