A normal case wouldn't. I think R&G are hoping to use this case as a first big win for its new patent expansion. Get everybody on it, laud it as a landmark case, use it to lure clients. R&G only wants to win cases and make money - Strikeforce as a company is only as important as the cash they bring.

As for SecureAuth, I would reckon its a stall tactic to liquidate as much cash as possible for the executives in a non insider trading manner, while also trying to find outside capital to pay for the settlement instead of having to overload the company with debt or even gutting it. They know they're boned - but they're not dead, even after a settlement. SecureAuth just trying to make sure they have the best position after they settle. Seems dangerous to court the treble, IMO.