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As per the bonus, that was not a regular thing, just the fact that a retainer had to be put up for lawyers to handle the case and that was not built into the operating budget.
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So, I was correct then. Your retainer was paid for, in some part, with the bonus that would have otherwise gone to the very people the suit alleges you harmed.
Whilst you are correct and it is annoying - it is also unsurprising and something everyone should have expected if a case was ever filed vs LRM. Nobody should be feel wronged by divs being used to pay a retainer, since you expressly agreed to it in both contracts. There are many things to be pissed at zach for but that is not one of them.