[Goose]

You never know.  It may be that the whole affair will be settled.  Since Dawkins backloaded his contract, it may well be that the difference they are arguing over is fairly small (on a relative basis, it almost certainly is in the hundreds of thousands of dollars, which is a lot for a lot of people).  As Terry noted, the lawsuit is asking for punitive damages that would require "tortious ingredients" above and beyond breach of contract.  So either Stanford did something really bad, or Dawkins is just filing a headline grabbing suit that is unsupported by the facts.  Could be he is fishing for a settlement.

BC

Yes, it does seem we are talking about the kind of money Lawyers eat up in a few months at most. That fact, and the punitive damages, make me wonder if Dawkins is just mad, and it is not about the money. Or maybe he just wants a settlement. What I don't get is why Stanford is taking the publicity hit over a relatively small sum. All Dawkins had to do to make them pay it in total is just not work, which he certainly could have chosen to do. It is not like Stanford should have expected not to pay it all.

[Goose]

You never know.  It may be that the whole affair will be settled.  Since Dawkins backloaded his contract, it may well be that the difference they are arguing over is fairly small (on a relative basis, it almost certainly is in the hundreds of thousands of dollars, which is a lot for a lot of people).  As Terry noted, the lawsuit is asking for punitive damages that would require "tortious ingredients" above and beyond breach of contract.  So either Stanford did something really bad, or Dawkins is just filing a headline grabbing suit that is unsupported by the facts.  Could be he is fishing for a settlement.

BC

Yes, it does seem we are talking about the kind of money Lawyers eat up in a few months at most. That fact, and the punitive damages, make me wonder if Dawkins is just mad, and it is not about the money. Or maybe he just wants a settlement. What I don't get is why Stanford is taking the publicity hit over a relatively small sum. All Dawkins had to do to make them pay it in total is just not work, which he certainly could have chosen to do. It is not like Stanford should have expected not to pay it all.