Extortion by Ripoff Report? (Score 1)

One of the very credible TV stations in Dallas recently published a story and some followup stories alleging that the Ripoff Report attempted to extort a payment from a small company in return for removing or deemphasizing a negative report.
Story: http://www.wfaa.com/sharedcontent/dws/wfaa/localnews/investigates/stories/wfaa090115_mo_ripoffreport.8a6931c.html