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Giants’ Pierre-Paul sues ESPN, Schefter for posting records

FILE - In this Jan. 3, 2016, file photo, New York Giants defensive end Jason Pierre-Paul (90) warms up before playing against the Philadelphia Eagles in an NFL football game in East Rutherford, N.J. Ben McAdoo's first season as Giants head coach could turn on the recoveries of two key players, Jason Pierre-Paul and Victor Cruz. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez, File) FILE - In this Jan. 3, 2016, file photo, New York Giants defensive end Jason Pierre-Paul (90) warms up before playing against the Philadelphia Eagles in an NFL football game in East Rutherford, N.J. Ben McAdoo's first season as Giants head coach could turn on the recoveries of two key players, Jason Pierre-Paul and Victor Cruz. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez, File)

By Associated Press February 25, 2016 1 min read

NEW YORK (AP) – Giants defensive end Jason Pierre-Paul has filed a lawsuit seeking in more than $15,000 in damages against ESPN and reporter Adam Schefter for posting his medical records.

The lawsuit, filed Wednesday in Miami Dade County in Florida, alleges that Pierre-Paul’s privacy was violated – as was Florida’s medical records statute – by the report last summer after the player severely injured his right hand in a fireworks accident on July 4.

The New York Post first reported the lawsuit Wednesday night.

According to Pierre-Paul’s lawyers, Mitchell Schuster and Kevin Fritz, Schefter “improperly obtained” the defensive end’s medical chart, which showed he had his right index finger amputated at Jackson Memorial Hospital in Miami. Schefter posted a photo of the record on Twitter, where he has more than 4.5 million followers.

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