Did you ever read Bleak House?
There are enough lawyers involved in this saga to compare with Jarndyce and Jarndyce, and the shareholders are certainly the Jarndyce Wards. Unfortunately, the Tulkinghorn, Vholes, Smallweed and Harold Skimpole's etc., will be the real profiteers.
You already know the fate of the Jarndyce Wards.
IBAFT:The original team was chased away from completing their goals with threats of prosecution, as they engaged in unlawful acts for the purposes of exposing the naked short.