Guest, Shimrod - I was appalled by this as well.

The only thing that did cross my mind was that it is possible that extra compensation was given specifically to pay these "costs" that they would have. In that event they will not have lost any money because that would have been paid in addition to the other compensation (it seems to be how the system works). In any event it still seems ludicrous. You can understand them appealing as a matter of principle if nothing else.