For years, David and Ina Steiner lived through a campaign of intimidation that few journalists ever expect to experience. Anonymous packages arrived at their home. Live cockroaches. Live spiders. A funeral wreath. A bloody pig Halloween mask. Pornographic magazines were sent to neighbours in an apparent attempt to embarrass them. Federal prosecutors later alleged there were also plans to install a GPS tracking device on their car.
Now, more than six years after the harassment campaign first came to light, eBay has agreed to pay nearly $50 million to settle a civil lawsuit brought by the Massachusetts couple, bringing the long-running litigation to an end.
