This article is very light on details. Apparently, this lawsuit has its source in the divorce between David and Barbara Mikkelsen, the two founders of Snopes. Barbara sold her shares to a couple of people who also owned the company that handled advertising for Snopes. That company, Proper Media, at some point withheld ad revenue from Snopes which nearly killed Snopes[0]. Now they have acquired Salon, and this article makes it sound like they're using Salon's resources to continue the legal battle, but I have no idea if that's the case.
It would have been nice if Snopes of all sites had provided a bit more background on this, though I suppose they can never be considered impartial on their own legal struggles, so perhaps they're right to keep this brief.
It would have been nice if Snopes of all sites had provided a bit more background on this, though I suppose they can never be considered impartial on their own legal struggles, so perhaps they're right to keep this brief.
[0] https://nypost.com/2019/05/16/salon-media-sold-for-5-million...