But they do report news. Had they simply ignored it as it blew up, wouldn't it be more childish to not cover it? I think Arrington handled it rather professionally, and didn't sink to the lows that Calcanis has.
You raise some very interesting points. I think your point about Arrington not sinking to the lows that Calcanis had is a very interesting thing to say (as Calcanis' side of the story hadn't been heard at the time). What I do believe is that Arrington has 'sunk', perhaps not to the lows he implies or explicitly accuses calcanis of sinking to (and I'm not suggesting calcanis has or hasn't sunk to those lows) but by publishing it separately instead of just waiting for the case he's played his hand early and I think he's at the very least 'sunk', although I could be wrong. That's the great thing about legal judgements, everyone looks like an arsehole, no matter what the truth.
I hope that neither you nor I face a major lawsuit, especially over something so frivolous as a disagreement between grown men.