This would help out if you pursued a lawsuit. But remember: civil lawsuits have nothing to do with right/wrong, only who has the deepest pockets.
This plainly is not true. Ignore this comment OP.
Fine. Ignore it. But the OP seems very young based on his decisions, so maybe, just maybe it is worthwhile telling him that the world sometimes is not just. Just because he may have a 'case', doesn't mean anything. It all depends on how important this lawsuit would be to the company. They may be in a funding phase or trying to sell company, and don't want the hassle so they will settle, or they don't want to lose this lawsuit as all the other employees (who may be as naive) would then claim against the company. So you don't know anything about the company, and your statement that I am wrong, is wrong.