eBay Agreed to Pay Nearly $50 Million to Couple Sent Cockroaches, Bloody Pig Mask

eBay reaches $55.7 million settlement with couple that was "terrorized" in stalking scandal

NATICK, Massachusetts (WBZ) -- eBay has agreed to pay $55.7 million in a settlement with a Massachusetts couple that was the victim of a bizarre harassment and cyberstalking campaign orchestrated by former employees of the company.

EBay, former executives to pay $56 million to settle couple’s harassment case

EBay and three former top executives have agreed to pay $55.7 million to resolve a lawsuit by a Massachusetts couple who fell victim to a bizarre stalking and harassment campaign carried out by several of its employees in retaliation for their coverage of the e-commerce company in a newsletter they publish.

EBay agrees to $55.7 million settlement over harassment campaign

EBay and three former executives will pay $55.7 million to settle a stalking lawsuit. This case involved a bizarre harassment campaign against a Massachusetts couple. Seven former eBay workers pleaded guilty and received prison sentences for their involvement. The company agreed to pay $46.15 million and fund charitable contributions. This resolution sends a clear message about corporate misconduct and accountability.

Ebay and former execs to pay $55.7m for harassment campaign against journalists

If large corporations are supposed to prefer subtle and well-lawyered forms of misconduct, no-one told Ebay, whose global security team ended up facing criminal charges over their unhinged harassment campaign against Ina and David Steiner, two journalists who criticized the company. — Read the rest The post Ebay and former execs to pay $55.7m after harassment campaign against journalists appeared first on Boing Boing.

eBay in $80m payout to couple it harassed with cockroaches, pig mask

Much of the material the couple was sent, including a funeral wreath and a book on surviving the loss of a spouse, suggested imminent death.

East Coast Bloggers Awarded $56 Million In Cyberstalking, Harassment Case Against eBay

A Massachusetts couple who publish a tech newsletter have been awarded $56 million in a settlement with eBay and three former executives over an alleged cyberstalking and harassment campaign sparked by their coverage of the company.