Archive for February 20th, 2008

Careful with that ‘reply all’ button, sister

Wednesday, February 20th, 2008

“This is so over the top,” exclaimed State Farm attorney Sheila Birnbaum via email Tuesday. “Can we ask that [Attorney General Jim Hood] be held in contempt of court for misrepresenting a settlement agreement and order of the court.”

Trouble is, Birnbaum sent the email to a listserv that included several AP reporters, as well as scribes for daily and weekly newspapers in the state, not to to the group of colleagues she intended. Whoops.

Fallout ensued.