A Massachusetts couple has filed opposition motions in federal court against eBay Inc. and several of its executives, claiming that the company and its leadership were complicit in a harassment campaign orchestrated by eBay employees.
David and Ina Steiner are challenging eBay’s request for pretrial dismissal of charges related to the harassment campaign that allegedly targeted them after they criticized the company on their blog, eCommerceBytes. The couple has filed several motions to oppose efforts by eBay, its former CEO Devin Wenig, former communications director Steve Wymer, former senior vice president Wendy Jones, and security contractor Progressive Force Concepts to have the case dismissed.
While eBay and its executives have acknowledged that the Steiners were harassed and stalked, they contend that they did not directly participate in the harassment. The Steiners, however, argue that eBay acted negligently by retaining Jim Baugh, the company’s former director of security, who allegedly led the effort to harass them.
