The plaintiff sued the defendant for interference with contract.

When that failed, the former board members sued the defendants, alleging breach of contract, breach of fiduciary duty, and fraud.

The plaintiff sued the defendant for defamation, and a jury found in his favor and awarded him $125,000 in damages.

On seeing that document the claimants sued the defendant for defamation.

He sued the defendant in libel because it had published an article, which, although of opaque meaning, he considered to have referred to him to his detriment.