Couple to Receive Million-Dollar Settlement from eBay for Threats and Harassment
· Telemundo McAllen (KTLM)
BOSTON — eBay Inc. has agreed to pay nearly $50 million to a Massachusetts couple who were sent threats and strange packages, including live insects, a funeral wreath, and a bloody pig mask, by company employees, according to details of the settlement released on Tuesday. The agreement with David and Ina Steiner, founders of EcommerceBytes, a newsletter covering the e-commerce industry, includes an additional $7 million in charitable donations, including to organizations that support First Amendment rights. Attorney Christopher Murphy stated that the resolution sends 'a warning that attempts by large companies to suppress freedom of expression and the press will not be tolerated.' 'This was not just an attack and a campaign of harassment against two individuals; it was also an attack on freedom of expression and freedom of the press,' said Murphy, of Scalli Murphy Law, based in Massachusetts.
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