Originally Posted by
venk
...However, settling the case out of court is always an option for Google for many reasons unless they can get it dismissed off quickly....
That is indeed an option, and is the likely result in most lawsuits. Here, however, Google has to be very concerned about what this case might mean for future litigation and much of its business model. It wouldn't surprise me if they tell their lawyers to fight this on the merits to the end.