I'm willing to bet they did offer him some $$ for the App. He probably asked for $X. Delta countered with $Y.They couldn't come to an agreement so conversations

I'm willing to bet they did offer him some $$ for the App. He probably asked for $X. Delta countered with $Y.They couldn't come to an agreement so conversations ended and Delta built the same kind of app in-house. Then the guy sues them.