Worlds Inc (WDDD)

[MusicIan]

My uneducated guess tells me that Linden lawyers realize that the Casper ruling will not stand on appeal, and since the settlement amount is likely not outrageous, it's still a good deal to get this behind the company. Otherwise, litigation costs and the associated uncertain end result will continue to mount.

The stay with MSFT is curious, though my guess is that the legal team decided that it could not negotiate a decent settlement with the Casper dismissal clouding the landscape. So by pausing, legal costs are limited while waiting. And if the CAFC overturns Casper's decision, their hands are strengthened in any potential settlement.

All speculation I know. But the attorneys to a large extent run the show. They are heavily invested, too, and are not idiots. Time will tell.