A Massachusetts couple targeted in a disturbing corporate harassment campaign has reached a $55.7 million settlement with eBay and several of its former executives. David and Ina Steiner, publishers of the EcommerceBytes blog, were subjected to a bizarre campaign of intimidation — including threatening deliveries and unwanted surveillance — after their reporting drew the company’s ire back in 2019. The bulk of the settlement, $46 million, comes from eBay itself, with former CEO Devin Wenig and two other ex-executives contributing additional funds, some of which will go to press-freedom nonprofits.
Manager Partner Andrew Finkelstein, Attorney Brian Acard, Attorney Kenneth B. Fromson, and Attorney Lawrence D. Lissauer was part of the legal team representing the Steiners and their company throughout this multi-year litigation, working alongside attorneys from Jacoby & Meyers, Diller Law, Scalli & Murphy Law, and Finkelstein Blankinship Frei-Pearson & Garber. The case is widely seen as a significant deterrent against corporate retaliation targeting journalists and small publishers.
Source: Law360, July 28, 2026