Nope. Out of FIVE jurisdictions where they could have filed suit, they're only suing in Maryland because apparently Maryland has a law for taping that requires the consent of both parties.
I'm not lawyer but, I think it looks like a very weak suit.
The big money demand comes from the request for punitive damages. They've got a lot of nerve.
A while back Diebold tried to sue under copyright law to get some of their damning memos off the Internet. IIRC, the ruling was something to the effect that the interest of the public in having the memos released outweighed Diebold’s rights.
I know it’s not a direct precedent, but it would be nice if the judge could use the same general idea. Certainly Maryland law didn’t mean to discourage the investigation of wrongful acts, and any technical violation of the law should be subordinate to the broader public interest in exposing the wrongdoing.
I wouldn’t be surprised if their attorneys aren’t thinking the same thing.