I think this is probably right. It is very common when a company has been sued (or, in this case, probably worries that it will be sued) for the company's lawye

I think this is probably right. It is very common when a company has been sued (or, in this case, probably worries that it will be sued) for the company's lawyers to conduct a pretty deep background investigation on the (would-be) plaintiff. It's not necessarily a savory practice, nor is it universal, but it is definitely common. I think it's unfortunate that Fowler has to go through this indignity as well as what she dealt with when she was actually working for Uber. But I'd frankly be surprised if Uber's lawyers weren't investigating her, just in case.