> If his lawyers had a settlement lined up, and then retracted it, that means that they are confident they can win a better outcome in court. It only means tha

> If his lawyers had a settlement lined up, and then retracted it, that means that they are confident they can win a better outcome in court. It only means that the decision was made to risk a worse outcome in court in hopes of getting a better one. Musk is famously willing to take big risks and make big decisions himself, so it’s possible that his lawyers do not have such confidence and recommended taking the settlement. It’s also possible that he sees this as the only chance to retain control of the company, which would be such a bad outcome that he feels he must do anything to avoid it.