I thought he was fired first and THEN he took Bungie to court because they wanted to renege on their previous contract that included bonuses and stock options. Bungie claimed that since he was fired he wasn't entitled to those bonuses. Marty sued and won with the court stating that he was considered a founding member of bungie and due his stock options and bonuses. Also, to address your point about the contract. If a company contracts with you to create an advertising campaign, but ultimately choose not to use your campaign, as long as they pay you for your work it is the company's choice on how to use it. You can try to sue, but what would be your losses? What are your damages? Besides in Marty's case he worked FOR bungie. He was not a 3rd party contractor. Anything he did and created was property of bungie not Marty. Like any artist he was butthurt that they didnt use his stuff. But instead of reacting rationally and professionally he lashed out and was toxic to the whole group. I really don't blame him for what he did. All I am saying is that I understand why bungie fired him. Having someone being toxic in an office environment is tough. Perhaps they could have pulled him aside and told him he was close to the edge, or perhaps they really wanted to get rid of him and used this as an excuse. I don't know for sure.