If you believe you can fight a fair fight against a corporation, or people of extreme wealth, you had better be prepared to spend the rest of your life fighting - especially if you are counting on the judicial system.
After 6-1/2 years, and numerous delays, David and I were scheduled to have our day in court in January to face eBay and its former executives after they tried to stop us from publishing EcommerceBytes by terrorizing us in 2019.
But our court date is apparently a mirage, always floating just out of reach.
Today, former eBay CEO Devin Wenig's lawyer, Abbe Lowell, convinced the Judge to delay the January 5, 2026 trial date until March 2, 2026 (Lowell actually wanted to delay it until April 13). Wenig's lawyer convinced the Judge that his new VIP clients were more important than his commitment to the Court, and that only he was qualified to represent Wenig in this case.
In the September hearing when Judge Patti Saris set the January trial date, she put the attorneys on notice to also keep February available. At that hearing, EVERY defendant's lawyer - including Wenig's - stated that February worked for them.
Despite the fact Lowell has overextended himself, and the fact the Judge praised Wenig's other attorney as well qualified to represent him, we again have to hurry up and wait.
David and I are plaintiffs in this civil case, but we are also the victims of the terrorism campaign eBay undertook in 2019. In 2024, eBay admitted to the criminal behavior and paid the government a $3 million fine to avoid being criminally prosecuted. The acting US Attorney said at the time, "eBay engaged in absolutely horrific, criminal conduct. The company's employees and contractors involved in this campaign put the victims through pure hell, in a petrifying campaign aimed at silencing their reporting and protecting the eBay brand."
In eBay's statement addressing the Deferred Prosecution Agreement it signed with the DOJ, current CEO Jamie Iannone said eBay "remains committed to upholding high standards of conduct and ethics and to making things right with the Steiners."
But actions speak louder than words.
We believe that jurors are the ones who should decide what it takes for eBay and its former executives to be held fully accountable. And it's clear to us, from the actions of the defense attorneys, that they will do anything possible to keep their clients from sitting before a jury.
Despite the emotional and financial strain of being victimized by eBay and the defendants' actions, we are still waiting for our day in court. David and I are committed to fighting the good fight - especially when something as important as First Amendment values are at stake.
We stated at the top of this post, "If you believe you can fight a fair fight against a corporation, or people of extreme wealth, you had better be prepared to spend the rest of your life doing it."
We are.
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