I mean there's a lawsuit going on but they (their lawyers) have been dragging their heels about it. That's where it should be fought out, but they're using this technique to wear Gordon out - mentally, financially - so they don't have to deal with the fallout. Fallout which would mean they pay him in full, plus interest, plus damages, plus a public apology and a setting-the-record-straight statement, etc.
they publicly defamed him on reddit two years ago, with claim that mick has already shown to be demonstratably false. this is even more doubling down. They've been trying to wear him down literally for years, all of this now is gordon putting some sunshine on bethesda's stunningly unethical behaviour.
The best way to win an unwinnable legal case- if money is not an issue, is via attrition. They're wearing Gordon out financially by dragging out the legal case. Both the legal case and the public statements are part of the attack.
I thought it was just a negotiation, not a lawsuit. In an actual lawsuit there would be time limits to prevent these stalling tactics.