A doctor in
Oregon
filed a defamation lawsuit against a blogger over online comments she posted about his disciplinary record.
The $1 million suit, the first lawsuit in the state that involves Twitter, was filed by Dr. Jerrold Darm in July against blogger Tiffany Craig of
Portland
.
Darm alleges that Craig posted to her blog and tweeted about "ubiquitous" ads for his clinic in June and mentioned a 2001 reprimand Darm received due to an "inappropriate boundary violation with a patient."
Although the reprimand did not involve actual sexual misconduct, Darm was ordered to have chaperons present in the examination room when he saw female patients up until 2009.
According to a recent court ruling, the lawsuit may qualify as a Strategic Lawsuit Against Public Participation, which the state legislature has attempted to limit in order to prevent plaintiffs from filing defamation claims in order to curb legitimate public commentary.
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