I prefer reality. Over 97% of SEC cases never go to trial and are settled for small fines.
"The majority of public company misstatement cases settle for less than 1% of market capitalization." "The average time from the investigation announcement to the settlement for these 181 companies was 2.3 years." http://www.dandodiary.com/tags/securities-class-action-litiga
There's been zero material court pacer updates in over 9 months. That doesn't sound like trial preparation to me.