Investors don't like open litigations. It suppresses the stock price until an agreement is reached. And it has to be listed on filings with the potential highes

Investors don't like open litigations. It suppresses the stock price until an agreement is reached. And it has to be listed on filings with the potential highest losses. Google could have in their filings this is a 10B liability. And then they realize it's just 1B so naturally the stock goes up.