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It's just a starting point for negotiation. Same way people slip in a store and sue for $1M, even though they end up settling for 50k.
by turc1656 9y ago
It's just a starting point for negotiation. Same way people slip in a store and sue for $1M, even though they end up settling for 50k.
- AnimalMuppet 9y agoIt's also an attempt to force negotiation. "You want to negotiate a settlement with us, because if you lose..."
- dharmon 9y agoAnd think about the timing. Just before Spotify wants to go public? Nobody wants to go public with a pending lawsuit, so added pressure to settle.
- nightcracker 9y ago> Nobody wants to go public with a pending lawsuit I'm pretty sure every large company in the world is involved in multiple lawsuits at any point in time (both offensively and defensively).