I agree the real cost to defendants may be broader than the damages calculation. Discovery, internal trading records, reputational risk, precedent risk, expert costs, and copycat concerns could all make the case expensive and uncomfortable for them.
But the broader cost to defendants was not really the point I was making. I was focused on what NWBO might realistically recover monetarily, especially since many on this board have suggested this case could result in a multibillion-dollar payday for NWBO.
Those broader litigation costs may explain why defendants settle, but they do not necessarily translate into a massive cash recovery for NWBO.
So yes, the case may be costly to defendants in ways beyond damages. What I was trying to demonstrate is that this does not look like NWBO winning the lotto.
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