MeltroniX, a publicly traded chip design company based in San Diego
has said that, as a result of a lawsuit filed several weeks ago, it
has discovered the identities of anonymous internet posters who
allegedly defamed it in a Raging Bull chatroom.
A former employee and individuals whom the company believes have
ties to a local, privately held rival, have, according to
MeltroniX, “repeatedly engaged in sending what the company believes
to be vicious, defamatory and damaging messages.”
The company is seeking monetary and punitive damages against
these individuals who it says masqueraded as investors and
repeatedly denied having been former employees or having been
motivated by anything other than investor commentary.
“MeltroniX respects the First Amendment Rights that protect the
postings of our investors and the internet's ability to provide a
broad based forum for our investors to discuss the company and its
progress,” stated Andrew K. Wrobel, Chairman, President, and CEO of
MeltroniX. He continued:
“We also believe that these unwarranted
attacks against the company were not initiated by our investors,
but were the result of a former employee vindictively attacking the
company, and a privately held competitor utilising the Raging Bull
to drive down the value of our company. We have been forced, by
their actions, to utilise all legal options to hold them legally
accountable for their actions. We believe that at this time, the
lawsuit, and their identities, are a matter of public record. We
have also worked hard to distinguish between those we identify as
legitimate investors, and those whose motives are suspect.”
