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

Wow, he's a pediatrician AND in the Red Hot Chili Peppers! Cool.

Dude, that was totally my thought when I saw that.

BTW, linkie no workie.

Well, fucksticks. Try this:

http://www.boston.com/news/local/art..._case_upended/

:lol: *snort* Haven't heart that in awhile. New link works, thanks!

If the jury had read his blog they might have aquitted him ,if they had the same view of the system.

ah, the American legal system. A system of merit, no... but a game of gossip and appearances.