Gawker: Effort to Destroy Site Extends Beyond Thiel

Forbes: While Gawker has found itself defending numerous Peter Thiel-backed lawsuits, there has also been an orchestrated effort to initiate a class-action labor suit against it. Some in the Los Angeles legal community talk openly about a coordinated strategy against Gawker. And at least one Silicon Valley billionaire has quietly pursued the concept of a Gawker buyout by indirectly reaching out to former staffers.