[tyree732]

> A troll who comes after them and knows that they sue even when a case is backed away from (regardless of prejudice) will be less likely to drop the case at that point.

Perhaps, but it also serves to deter future trolls from engaging Newegg in court over patents. Newegg is making it clear that if you sue them over a patent, that suit is going to be taken to a verdict, whether you like it or not.