- eBay and three former executives agreed to pay nearly $56 million to settle a 2019 cyberstalking and harassment case targeting journalists Ina and David Steiner.
- The harassment included deliveries of live cockroaches, a funeral wreath, a bloody pig mask, and a book about surviving spousal loss, along with GPS tracking attempts and harassing messages.
- Victims Ina and David Steiner, who run EcommerceBytes, filed a lawsuit in 2021; the settlement includes $55.7 million in compensation and charitable commitments.
- eBay pays $46.15 million in compensation, with additional payments from former executives: $2 million from Devin Wenig, $500,000 from Wendy Jones, and $50,000 from Steve Wymer.
- eBay contributes $6 million to charities, and Wenig donates $1 million to a charity protecting First Amendment rights in Ina Steiner's name.
- Settlements were also reached with all other eBay employees named in the civil action.