So they chose to lose a case on merits related to the other case instead of making statements that would help (if they are in the right)?

That’s one possibility, yes.

	▲	usehand 13 hours ago \| parent [-]
		Quantum physics guarantees us anything is a possibility. The question is, is it a likely one at all? And the overwhelmingly likely reasons are obvious to anyone with half a brain, given all the surrounding context here.