I haven't followed much of this lately since it seems so hopeless. Can anyone explain in detail what options there are for payment by VZ if they are broke?  What can the courts do in this situation?   I'm still hoping, like everyone else, that somehow we will be compensated for VZ's corruption. I have 50K shares, which I'm sure is nothing compared to most of you.  I was suckered into this by a friend 12 years ago.  I was going to write it off, but thought I'd hang on a bit longer...