Here's why I say "apparently reached." In early December, the man's then-talkative attorney, David Monroe, told CNET that settlement negotiations "have ended and we're moving forward" with a lawsuit that would be filed within a few weeks. Monroe was not shy about pressing his client's case to the press.
BACKGROUND:
Having heard nothing more in the subsequent four months, I called Monroe last week and asked if he could update me on the status of that lawsuit.
"I have no comment about that," he replied.
I asked if there had been a settlement between Apple and his client, Sergio Calderone.