A market cap is the value of the company based on the price of each share times the number of shares out there. Not all companies issue the same number of shares, so per share price isn’t comparing apples to apples.
As far as Brad’s original subject goes, this is scary indeed. Of course, the first thing that occures to me is that the plaintiff who lost $100k was, by the logic of his lawsuit, committing a crime when he lost the $100k. But looks like he’s not facing any heat for that. It’s unfortunate that in the good old USA no one wants to take responsibility for their own actions anymore.
As far as what this means for affiliates, I don’t think it’s a good thing at all. If anyone’s actually read the court document, they’ll notice that a couple of affiliate websites are actually named in the document, although they’re not defendants in the suit. I think it’s wise at this point to look at a little diversification into some other industries, if you haven’t already done so. (And honestly I think most folks around here have looked into that already.)