[RaphiePS]

Quoting from his blog post above (http://keithrabois.tumblr.com/post/41463189288/a-note-from-k...): "I decided to resign from Square so my colleagues could continue to do great work without the distraction that a lawsuit would most certainly bring."

[DannyBee]

If Square was also sued, it's still going to be a huge distraction (large number of emails produced, employees deposed, etc) unless they settled.

If he was sued personally, but Square was not, then yes, cutting this link probably would help.