Good news:  These are some big boys that dont like the numbers being thrown at them.  Even better it may reflect a demand for an ongoing license fee as opposed to a  one-time buy out.  Either way, they must be huge numbers for them to want to take their chances with their own lawsuit.  There is absolutely no reason to think their lawsuits will play out any differently then the J3 so they are probably hoping to catch some kind of a break negotiating a settlment if they make it difficult on us.  Very good news.

Bad news:  We would not even have to be dealing with these lawsuits if we had just gone forward with the J3 to a judicial determination (however, the BOD was well aware of this fact when they settled so the numbers must have been large enough for them to make it worth it).  As such, these lawsuits will cost us some money and delay everything so the sp will probably continue to languish for awhile even after we get the April numbers until the lawsuit is resolved or the M&A goes through. 

Should still more then make up for it in the long run.