The short seller on Thursday sued Barnes for defamation in federal court in Texas, saying the latter had lied to reporters and in legal filings about his role in a 2011 report alleging financial fraud at China-based Focus Media that led to an SEC enforcement action. Block said Barnes’s claims have delayed payment of the award.
Barnes “has conducted a concerted media defamation campaign against Mr. Block in ...
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