ESPN’s Motion to Dismiss Jason Pierre-Paul Lawsuit Denied

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On Thursday, a judge denied a motion filed by ESPN and reporter Adam Schefter to dismiss an invasion-of-privacy lawsuit brought against them by New York Giants defensive end Jason Pierre-Paul.

According to Sports Illustrated’s Michael McCann, U.S. District Judge Marcia Cooke denied the motion via a bench ruling.

Pierre-Paul’s lawsuit stems from a tweet Schefter sent in July 2015 that featured the defensive end’s medical chart after he was involved in a July 4 fireworks accident that resulted in his right index finger being amputated:

ESPN obtained medical charts that show Giants DE Jason Pierre-Paul had right index finger amputated …

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