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Originally Posted by SB Nation
New York Giants defensive end Jason Pierre-Paul is suing ESPN and NFL reporter Adam Schefter for sharing his medical records on Twitter from a fireworks incident last July that caused him to amputate one of his fingers.
According to Julia Marsh of the New York Post, the lawsuit was filed in a Florida court Wednesday and says Schefter "improperly obtained" Pierre-Paul's medical chart, which shows the 27-year-old defensive end had his right index finger severed from his hand.
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Sports Illustrated's legal expert doesn't think JPP is going to win mainly because of his status as a public figure due to sports and those protection rules not applying to the media. Schefter himself previously admitted he made a huge mistake making those records public.
http://www.sbnation.com/nfl/2016/2/2...edical-records