^ It could be a big amount but I don't think it will affect the entire operation, Stake has been here for how many years and I think that is long enough for them to save a million dollars for their revenue.
Sure, they can have a million saved up, probably much more than that, but it's 400 million. If they settle for half of that it's still going to hurt. I don't know how much they have but even rich businesses don't have 400m to spend it's all tied up into expenses, loans, stuff like that. They could get that money but it would mean closing down.
On the other hand it makes you think how much Stake is making in revenue. He had to know if he asked for 400m. If the business was making 10m a year he wouldn't be asking for 400 that's just my thought. They must be able to pay that much if he's asking for it.
The plaintiff of course knew how much does the Stake earns annually because he is a former partner of the Stake, he wouldn't be asking for that kind of humungous amount if the Stake is earning much lower annually. Maybe that $400 Million is not a big amount for the said company but I don't think that they will be willing to give that amount and based on case filed, the Stake might win the case soon.
Anyway, I've looked and search the Stake.com, it says here that the company has an estimated value amounting to
$1 Billion.