Ah,
@Shane_Yes_That_One, you just tipped your hand.
Vic is the plaintiff here, and he KNOWS his dirty laundry will be dredged up during this process, but he's still going through with this, so the other side has more to lose than he does both financially and via reputation.
Second, you've basically said Vic will likely win but still lose his reputation over this, and you ascribe his demands of monetary compensation for loss of career opportunities to a petty, evil motivation.
Vic's reputation has already been dragged through the mud. Even if he does win, the damage will likely never be fully repaired, but he still wants to make up for the lost money said damages have cost him or will cost him.
In essence, you'll be happy so long as Vic somehow looks like the villain here, even if the truth exonerates him in court and he gets legally compensated for his damaged reputation.