I don't remember the original articles ascribing intent. I grant that if their intent was to defame her, than I can see this being a somewhat expected use of d

I don't remember the original articles ascribing intent. I grant that if their intent was to defame her, than I can see this being a somewhat expected use of defamation laws. That said, without questioning the truth of their claims, this seems to be an abuse of the system. As you are suing in when you know they have a valid and acceptable defense to the claims. As the article says, this is using the process as punishment.