[2] Hall was listed as a co-author, although he had no hand in writing the report, which is entirely in the Finnish language, but with an executive summary in English.
In 2013, Natfruit filed suit against Hall for defamation and violation of the Thai Act on Computer Crime[5] for allegedly making false statements to public media.
Natural Fruit accused Hall of defaming the company in an interview he gave to Al Jazeera while in Burma (Myanmar).
[8] On 18 January 2016, Hall was indicted by a Bangkok court on charges of criminal defamation and computer crimes related to his investigations of Natfruit.
[4] On 20 September 2016 Hall was found guilty of criminal defamation and in violation of Thailand's Computer Crimes Act.
[9] The president of Natural Fruit, Wirat Piyapornpaiboon, commented on the ruling by saying, "No foreigner should think they have power above Thai sovereignty,..."[10] Natfruit actions have been criticized by a number of activist organizations (such as Finnwatch and Human Rights Watch), trade unions (such as International Transport Workers' Federation, International Union of Food, Agricultural, Hotel, Restaurant, Catering, Tobacco and Allied Workers' Association), as well as some European food companies.
Natural Fruit Co Ltd sued Hall for defamation following an interview he gave to Al-Jazeera English TV in Myanmar in April 2013.