Marty gets settlement, no verdict on lawsuit? (Destiny)

by kapowaz, Tuesday, July 22, 2014, 00:54 (3571 days ago) @ SonofMacPhisto

EDIT: Marty thought he was owed something. Bungie and Ryan disagreed. Marty filed suit. They all settled. Pretty much how civil society works in this kind of situation.

My understanding is that settlements of this kind are a little like plea bargaining: you're concerned that you might lose if the case actually went to court, so you make a lower offer to settle the matter ahead of time. Your hope is that the offer is high enough that the other party will accept it right off rather than insist on going to trial (also they'll have to factor in higher legal costs if it went to trial, whereas you're only paying for counsel up to the point of a settlement this way).

It's telling that Harold Ryan chose to settle in this manner, as it probably means he knew there was a significant chance he would have lost at trial. Interesting stuff, nonetheless.