Michael Schumacher embraces Mercedes Motorsport President Norbert Haug after announcing his retirement. (Photo : Getty Images/Clive Mason)
Michael Schumacher health update remains elusive three years after his unfortunate skiing accident. Now with the recent report of the public's exclusion concerning a court inquiry over Schumacher's health and privacy, fans worldwide continue to be uninformed regarding the F1 legend's condition.
It can be remembered that Schumacher's camp implemented a so-called news blackout. As a result of such secrecy, various rumors and speculations proliferated the internet, including that of a German magazine claiming that the F1 champ could walk again. However, such claim has been explicitly denied by Schumachers and his legal team.
Atty. Felix Damn, legal counsel of the Schumacher family, dismissed in October 2016 the report of Bunte Magazine regarding the significant recovery update of the F1 racer. Apart from the denial, the lawyer also accused the German magazine of invading the privacy of the racer, according to Express.
The accusation of the racer's camp against the publication later on developed into a legal suit and court inquiry. Consequently, the legal proceedings were viewed by the public as a way to somehow know the truth about Schumacher's health condition. However, a judge has quashed the hopes of Formula One fans to be informed of the racer's true condition, according to Daily Star.
Judge Simone Käfe firmly stated that the public is excluded from the trial, for it is about the health condition of the patient that is the primary concern of the proceedings. However, a court spokesperson managed to shed a little detail about the ensuing event.
It was revealed that one of the main concern in the said proceeding, is whether the magazine exercised journalistic due diligence in relevance to the published report. Other details of the so-called secret trial likewise included the amount that the Schumacher camp is suing for. The Schumacher family is suing for £85,000 for the invasion of privacy, which will be decided this month.
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