A doctor's anonymous Web log recently undermined his malpractice defense and effected a quick out-of-court settlement. The case, which an ABA representative calls a first of its kind, highlights the hazards for attorneys if they don't keep up with their clients' online activities.
June 11, 2007 at 12:00 AM
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The original version of this story was published on Law.Com
Courts have expressed apprehension about jurors who blog during trials. Now they may have to start worrying about defendants.
In a recent Boston malpractice suit, pediatrician Robert P. Lindeman admitted, while on the stand, that he was the creator of “drfleablog,” a Web log detailing his disdain for malpractice litigation and revealing information about the case his lawyers had mailed to him. Vinroy Binns and Deborah Binns v. Robert P. Lindeman and Natick Pediatrics, No. 2003-4544 (M.A.).
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