>...Paying the salaries of a law firm (including paralegals, and through any number of appeals up to the Supreme Court) over the course of 7 years is going to b

>...Paying the salaries of a law firm (including paralegals, and through any number of appeals up to the Supreme Court) over the course of 7 years is going to be really, really, expensive. According to the document: "...Both sides agreed to a settlement to avoid the uncertainty and cost of litigation, ..." >...In light of that, $1.5m is probably an overall loss for the law firm. I don't think there is any evidence that this is an overall loss for the firm.