Websites win partial victory in Eli Lilly case
A federal judge in New York gave websites a partial victory by acknowledging that when documents are published on the Internet, they take on a life of their own, an existence that cannot be reversed by a court.
Senior U.S. District Judge Jack B. Weinstein issued a mixed decision in the closely watched case involving documents relating to the drug Zyprexa. The case pitted opponents of the drug against its manufacturer, Eli Lilly & Co., and both sides claimed at least part of a victory.
Weinstein ordered that the documents be returned to the proper officials. But he noted that modern communication made it all but impossible to extend a traditional legal remedy such as an injunction to the Internet.
Michael Muskal
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