&quot;If I were in his position I would have made sure that their name are public and known to prevent others from being exploited&quot;<p>Because what an unemployed, self-taught person with a non-working spouse (and four children, one of whom is special needs) is a defamation lawsuit on top of things? I assume the poster is US-based and their are just certain realities of the legal system. Even if the suit is ultimately overturned, what kind of representation is he going to be able to afford if he is borrowing from family and his family is skipping meals?<p>The state of corporate ethics or even the particulars of who is to blame in his former job is completely orthogonal to his current situation.