Blogger Unmasked, Court Case Upended

Flint · 06-05-2007, 10:10 AM

I got this via Modern Healthcare's daily IT enewsletter.

Thought you might find it interesting... being members of a community where we talk about everything, and it’s archived forever.

"… It was a Perry Mason moment updated for the Internet age.

As Ivy League-educated pediatrician Robert Lindeman sat on the stand in Suffolk Superior Court this month, defending himself in a malpractice lawsuit involving the death of a 12-year-old patient, the opposing counsel startled him with a question.

Was Lindeman "Flea"?

Flea, jurors in the case didn't know, was the screen name for a blogger who had written often and at length about a trial remarkably similar to the one that was going on in the courtroom that day.

In his blog, Flea had ridiculed the plaintiff's case and the plaintiff's lawyer. He had revealed the defense strategy. He had accused members of the jury of dozing.

With the jury looking on in puzzlement, Lindeman admitted that he was, in fact, Flea.

The next morning, on May 15, he agreed to pay what members of Boston's tight-knit legal community describe as a substantial settlement—case closed. …"

Complete article here

06-05-2007, 10:10 AM	#1
Flint Snowflake Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Dystopia Posts: 13,136	Blogger Unmasked, Court Case Upended I got this via Modern Healthcare's daily IT enewsletter. Thought you might find it interesting... being members of a community where we talk about everything, and it’s archived forever. "… It was a Perry Mason moment updated for the Internet age. As Ivy League-educated pediatrician Robert Lindeman sat on the stand in Suffolk Superior Court this month, defending himself in a malpractice lawsuit involving the death of a 12-year-old patient, the opposing counsel startled him with a question. Was Lindeman "Flea"? Flea, jurors in the case didn't know, was the screen name for a blogger who had written often and at length about a trial remarkably similar to the one that was going on in the courtroom that day. In his blog, Flea had ridiculed the plaintiff's case and the plaintiff's lawyer. He had revealed the defense strategy. He had accused members of the jury of dozing. With the jury looking on in puzzlement, Lindeman admitted that he was, in fact, Flea. The next morning, on May 15, he agreed to pay what members of Boston's tight-knit legal community describe as a substantial settlement—case closed. …" Complete article here __________________ **************** There's a level of facility that everyone needs to accomplish, and from there it's a matter of deciding for yourself how important ultra-facility is to your expression. ... I found, like Joseph Campbell said, if you just follow whatever gives you a little joy or excitement or awe, then you're on the right track. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Terry Bozzio**

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