Faulty IP address data leads to Shaq attack on innocent family (updated)

Anyone who follows the slate of lawsuits against music fans is
cognizant of the crucial role that IP addresses play in attempts to cow
suspected file sharers. But as we have seen time and time again, IP
addresses are not consistently reliable means of identifying users. Law
enforcement officials and a family in Gretna, Virginia and learned that
lesson the hard way after their home was searched by a law enforcement
team that included Miami Heat center Shaquille O'Neal, according to a
law enforcement official.