That is a good point. If they wrote out the check or put it in escrow, that would make the case even stronger.

Let's assume they mean $1M cash. This is an awesome move. Our legal system really needs an overhaul. So little value is created in suits like this and so much time and resources are poured into them. Kudos to them.

I speak from not much, but some experience after suing a corporation(very reluctantly) and being sued personally.