Meridian’s lawyers were seeking an order preventing me from contacting former employees, customers, suppliers, and laboratories.
Even if the company eventually lost, it could bury me in litigation long enough to ruin my career.
For the first time, I considered retreating.
The next morning, I visited Natalie.
A Meridian attorney sat beside her hospital bed with a new settlement agreement.
The offer had increased to five hundred thousand dollars.
In return, Natalie had to accept responsibility, sign a confidentiality agreement, and permanently surrender her right to sue.
Her mother whispered
