I get that they are private and I get staying quiet until all facts are known. But at some point if they choose to go public it would be wise to have a PR team for them to get out and get in front of these things and at least do damage control around their name and business entity.
I don’t think this “event” ultimately matters much in the end and by the time this project is live, this issue is long behind them…but, in the meantime, it just another thing/obstacle. At this point it’s just getting both comical and exhausting.