I agree cooler its a table game in a casino and imo it ought to be treated as such. There's too much counter-party risk standing between the probable and improbable outcomes.
I follow a few here because of their legal experience and enjoy their posts. But betting the farm on patent litigation case is risky and besides there is nothing worse than sitting on dead money.
I don't doubt the capabilities of the Vringo legal team but most of us didn't negotiate a favorable employment contract with the company either. With that being said there are a number of ways to make money in this play while minimizing risk and I hope everyone gets at least some of what they are looking for
Remember its always better to have money on the craps table when everyone is yelling ad screaming ;)