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Old 04-28-2017, 09:29 AM   #598
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Originally Posted by ken0042 View Post
If this goes to court then every time something comes up it becomes news again. The memes start up, and it continues to be bad press for them. So I could see that they would want to put this to rest quickly and quietly.

It's also possible that Dao had a reasonable request for settlement, and they just agreed. Maybe even upped the amount for a non-disclosure clause.
And being 69 years old, that money is worth more to him sooner rather than later. Both sides had motivation to settle fast.
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