It's hard to tell exactly what's going on here, but clearly Arrington was an idiot if he didn't have any contracts in place. That said, I find fusion garage's

It's hard to tell exactly what's going on here, but clearly Arrington was an idiot if he didn't have any contracts in place. That said, I find fusion garage's side of the story pretty suspect, and even if it's true, I highly doubt they'll succeed. They seem way too focused on the product and the technology and seem to think it will market and sell itself. I hope TechCrunch sues. Even without a written contract, there must be heaps of verbal and written evidence as to exactly what the relationship here was. Letting the courts sort it out might be the only way to get close to the truth.