Agree. The person who has exposed Mr. P. to flak and potential legal consequences by putting Mr. P.'s name on the press release is Mr. Monsarrat and nobody else. My opinion is that this is an unconscionable thing for Monsarrat to have done to Mr. P. given the family circumstances others have discussed.

Can we save the outrage for the person who deserves it---the person who named Mr. P. as the contact person in the press release? I get why Mr. P. isn't making addressing this a priority, and I have every sympathy for him and his family, but "who is this guy and why is he publicizing the person who claims to be suing me?" is a reasonable reaction from those of us who are strangers to Mr. P., and not one that deserves scolding.

(I use Mr. P's initial here because I don't want to add further to associating him with the lawsuit.)