Sure. The suit would be public though, and exactly and to your point, wise plaintiffs would be subtly trying their case in the media from day 1, because that ga

Sure. The suit would be public though, and exactly and to your point, wise plaintiffs would be subtly trying their case in the media from day 1, because that gag and non-disparagement is undoubtedly coming. Journos live for David vs. Goliath cases like this. Tossing a contract at me after the case gets a little attention, where I didn't have to sign one for the first payment, makes me wonder what you're hiding. I totally get the logic you're saying, that they're basically treating it as a settlement, but that maneuver is odd and tips a little of their hand that he should perhaps just go hit the courts. When I was at AT&T they were a little rough settling with someone and she ended up suing, and part of the discovery was her internal notes on the case which blew up the claim by 20x. That's mostly what I'm thinking of, because there are for sure emails that would be very interesting to discover here. Like I said, a gag smells when there's no suit.