There is no company on Earth that knows how to spin a negative story into good positive vibes better than Apple ( AAPL), and the company did it again on Friday.
Some of these payouts, like the latest, were negotiated by the most expensive lawyers on earth: Class-action firms, which specialize in assembling lawsuits in the wake of significant negative news and convincing judges to appoint them to represent all the shareholders who lost money as a result.