[hawk59]

One of the reasons spinoffs can be very good investments is because they used to be a small part of a big organization and probably not a very important part; once they are spun off that unimportant business becomes the most important thing in the world to the people running it and the business will often perform much better than it has historically.

Wouldn't be surprised if there is a similar affect when talking about managements that are previously distracted by big lawsuits.