codepoet on Democrats Prepare Sell-Out on Telecom Immunity: House Leaders to Give White House a Blank Check to Spy on Americans

Lawsuits cost money. The telecoms don't want to pay for the suits themselves, which are quite expensive and give them a black eye in the PR department. And they'll expose just how little they cared for their customers in the process of discovery.

It's not just the verdict, it's the long road to it that scares them.