I'm curious at whether or not Gawker would have any legal standing for a retaliatory lawsuit against Thiel for damages. It seems like a stretch, but then again,

I'm curious at whether or not Gawker would have any legal standing for a retaliatory lawsuit against Thiel for damages. It seems like a stretch, but then again, if someone has dragged you through the courts at considerable legal cost and publicly stated that it was to drain you of money, how exactly is that not a perfectly legitimate damages complaint. Or at the very least contempt of court. Oh, and as though it's not obvious, I have less than zero professional legal experience.